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まだ
とも
している
みえた
こまど
小窓
とお
がいとう
街燈
あか
はんしゃ
反射
している
にすぎなかった
The small windows that still seemed to be lit only reflected the glow of the distant street lights.
Source: 三島由紀夫, translation by Bunsuke)
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
たまご
  #155 - Street lights. by
みしまゆきお
三島由紀夫
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Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
1. as yet; hitherto; only; still  (often written with kana only)
2. not yet (with negative verb)  (often written with kana only)
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2 0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to light; to turn on
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Most common form: 見える
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be seen; to be visible; to be in sight
2. to look; to seem; to appear
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0 2
noun
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
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0
far; distant
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0
Most common form: 街灯
noun
street light
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. light; illumination; glow; gleam  (this meaning is restricted to form 明かり, 明り)
2. lamp; light  (see also: 明かりを消す)
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0
1. reflection; reverberation  (physics terminology)
2. reflex; reflexes  (biology term)
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expression, 'i' adjective
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
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Kanji
トウ   ひ lamp   
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チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ソウ   まど window   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
ム   private
シン   こころ heart   
エン   オン   far away   とお far   
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long kimono
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
move
カイ   ガイ   まち town, thoroughfare, street   
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ケイ    jewel; corner   
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コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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step
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
トウ   ひ lamp   あかり light, illumination   
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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また again   
cliff
シャ   い to shoot   
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スン   inch
シン   み body, person   
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