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かれ
ちい
さい
ころ
しゅんどう
俊童
ばれていた
けど
ふつう
普通
おとな
大人
せいちょう
成長
した

He was called a precocious child when he was little, but he grew up to be an ordinary adult.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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pronoun
1. he; him
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expression
as a child; when one was a child
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noun
precocious child
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'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
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1
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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0
1. general; ordinary; usual
2. normally; generally; usually
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0
adult
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0
growth; grow to adulthood
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Kanji
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ヒ   かれ he   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ころ time   
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シュン    genius, excellence   
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ドウ   わらべ a child   
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コ   よ to call   
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フ    universal, generally   
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ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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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   
セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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チョウ   なが long   
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