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この
さと
いつも
しも
りる
でしょう
なつ
わたし
くさ
いろ
づいていました

Does it always get frosty in this village? The grass I saw in the summer fields was changing colors.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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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expression, ichidan verb
to become frosted; to become frosty
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: だろう; polite (teineigo) language)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
summer
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1
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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2
noun
1. grass; weed; herb; thatch
2. ninja  (archaic)
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3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to change color (esp. leaves, fruit, flowers) (colour)
2. to turn crimson (e.g. leaves in autumn); to begin to redden
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Kanji
リ   さと village   
ソウ   しも frost   
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ソウ   ショウ    minister   あい- mutual   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
フ   あめ rain   
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コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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wheel around
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go
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hill   
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カ   ゲ   なつ summer   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ヤ   の field   
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ヨ    previously, in advance   
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katakana 'ma'
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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legs
ソウ   くさ grass   
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ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はや early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
grass   
ショク   シキ   いろ color   
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ともえ comma shape, shape of magatama   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
corner
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