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その
どうくつ
洞窟
てさぐ
手探
すす
まなければならない
ほど
くら
かった

The cave was so dark that they had to feel their way through it.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
0
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
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2
fumbling; groping
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0
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to advance; to go forward
2. to precede; to go ahead (of)
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0 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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3
Most common form: くらい
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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Kanji
ドウ   ほら cave   
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ドウ   おな same   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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スイ   みず water   
クツ cavern   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
クツ    yield   
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corpse
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
シュ   hand   て    た-    
タン   さぐ to grope for   さが to search for   
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hand
net in the tree
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net
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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   
stick   
シン   すす to advance   すすめる to promote, push   
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little bird
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move
アン   くら dark   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
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