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まだ
とも
灯
している
とみえた
こまど
小窓
は、
とお
遠
い
がいとう
街燈
の
あか
明
り
を
はんしゃ
反射
している
のにすぎなかった。
The small windows that still seemed to be lit only reflected the glow of the distant street lights.
Source: 卵(三島由紀夫, translation by Bunsuke)
Readings
This example is used in the following reading in the Reading Corner:
たまご
卵
  #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
ま だ 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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と も す 2 と も す 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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こ ま ど 0 こ ま ど 2
noun
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
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と お い 0
far; distant
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が い と う 0
Most common form: 街灯
noun
street light
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あ か り 0
Most common form: 灯
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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は ん し ゃ 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
灯
トウ   ひ lamp   
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丁
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
火
カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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丷
eight
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
窓
ソウ   まど window   
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穴
ケツ   あな hole   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
宀
roof   
厶
ム   private
心
シン   こころ heart   
遠
エン   オン   far away   とおい far   
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袁
long kimono
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
⻌
move
街
カイ   ガイ   まち town, thoroughfare, street   
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圭
ケイ    jewel; corner   
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行
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆく    いく to go   おこなう to take place   
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彳
step
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
燈
トウ   ひ lamp   あかり light, illumination   
明
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   あく to open   あける to empty   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
反
ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そる to be warped, curved   
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又
また again   
厂
cliff
射
シャ   いる to shoot   
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寸
スン   inch
身
シン   み body, person   
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