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った
ばかりズボン
なが
かった
ので
すそあ
裾上
げする
ことにした
The pants I just bought were long, so I decided to hem them.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value; to have a high opinion
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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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noun
trousers; pants  (also written as 洋袴 and 段袋 during the Meiji period; originally from French 'jupon')
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1. long (distance)  (this meaning is restricted to form 長い)
2. long (time); lengthy
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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Most common form: 裾あげ
noun
taking a hem up; hemming up
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1. to decide to  (often written with kana only)
2. to pretend that  (after the past tense form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
バイ   か to buy   
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net
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
チョウ   なが long   
すそ foot of a mountain; cuff; hem   
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
キョ   い to exist, to be present   
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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   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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corpse
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
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