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にし
西
かたむ
いて
たに
ひがし
やまやま
山々
まば
目映
ゆき
ばかり
かがや
いている

As the sun goes down to the west, the mountains to the east of the valley shine so much that they're dazzling.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
1. day; days  (this meaning is restricted to form 日)
2. sun; sunshine; sunlight
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to heel over; to be disposed to; to trend toward; to be prone to
2. to go down (sun); to wane; to sink; to decline
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Most common form:
noun
valley
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noun
east
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Most common form: やまやま
noun
1. (many) mountains
2. very much (esp. wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; really  (often as 〜のはやまやまである, etc.; often written with kana only)
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particle
1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than  (often written with kana only)
2. approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
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Kanji
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
ケイ   かたむ    かたむける to tilt, to incline, to lean   
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カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
さじ spoon   
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ケイ    mountain stream   
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
つめ claw; fingernail   
スイ   みず water   
トウ   ひがし east   
サン   やま mountain   
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(kanji repetition symbol)   
エイ   はえる to shine   うつ to be reflected   うつ to reflect, project   
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オウ    centre   
キ   かがや to shine   
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コウ   ひかり light, sunshine   ひか to shine, twinkle   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
one pair of legs
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legs
グン    army   
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cover; covered   
シャ   くるま car   
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