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すで
ろうすい
老衰
ちょう
れきぜん
歴然
たるものあり
めじり
眼尻
あたり
しわ
ひびいったような
ぐあい
具合
であった
He was already showing obvious signs of decay due to his old age, and the wrinkles around the corners of his eyes were starting to show tiny cracks.
Source: 鳳仙花川崎長太郎, translation by Bunsuke)
Readings
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ほうせんか
鳳仙花
  #180 - Getting older. by
かわさきちょうたろう
川崎長太郎
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Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
Most common form: すでに
already; too late  (often written with kana only)
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0
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
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0
evident; plain; distinct; clear
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0 2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worthy of
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3 2 0
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: 目尻
noun
outer canthus; outer corner of the eye  (see also: 目頭)
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1
noun
1. hit
2. success
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0
Most common form: しわ
noun
1. wrinkle; crease  (often written with kana only)
2. ripple  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. crack; fissure  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading ひび)
noun
2. rift; split  (often written with kana only; this meaning is restricted to reading ひび)
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0
Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: 具合い
noun
condition; state; manner; health
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
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キ   すで already   
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ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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スイ   おとろえる to grow weak, decline   
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チョウ    sign, symptom; collection   
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レキ    passing of time   
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ゼン   ネン    resemble   
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ガン   ゲン   まなこ eye, eyeball   
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しり butt, buttocks   
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しわ wrinkle   
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グ    tools   
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ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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