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かれ
こきょう
故郷
した
あまりいつも
うみ
こう
なが
めた

He was pining so much for his hometown that he always looked across the sea.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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expression, 'u' godan verb
to pine for home
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3 0 1
'na' adjective, adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant  (often written with kana only)
2. not very (with negative sentence); not much  (often written with kana only)
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1
adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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1
noun
sea; ocean; waters
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0 2
noun
1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction
2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to view; to gaze at
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
キョウ   ゴウ   hometown
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short, tiny   
ロウ    husband, man   
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リョウ   よ good   
おおざと group, community, large village   
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ボ   pine   した to long for, to pine   
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バク   ボ   マク   モ    must not   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
grass   
heart
カイ   うみ ocean   
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スイ   みず water   
マイ   every, each
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ボ   はは mother   
コウ   むかう to confront   む to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
wide mouth
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wide
チョウ   ながめる to watch, gaze at   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
チョウ   きざ sign, indication   きざ to show signs (of)   
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スイ   みず water   
legs
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