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そふ
祖父
いつも
わか
いころ
おも
なつ
かし
そう
かえ
って
わたし
はな
して
くれる
My grandfather always looks back on his memories from his youth with nostalgia and tells me about them.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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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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Most common form: 若い頃
expression, noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
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0
noun
memories; recollections; reminiscence
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dear; desired; missed
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1. so; really; seeming
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of  (after masu stem or adj-stem)
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3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
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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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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
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Ichidan verb - kureru special class, transitive verb, auxiliary verb
to give; to let one have; to do for one; to be given  (くれ is an irregular alternative imperative form; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ソ    ancestor   
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and another, moreover   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ジ   シ   しめ to show   
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
ジャク   ニャク   わか young   もしくは or   
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ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
カイ   なつかしむ to look back nostalgically   なつかしい nostalgic   なつける to win over, to endear   なつ to get attached to   ふところ bosom; purse; pocket   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
net
イ   ころも clothes   
heart
シン   ふ    ふれる to wield, swing, wave   ふるう to wield, swing; prosper   
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シン   たつ dragon; 7-9 am   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
cliff
hand
ヘン   かえ to return, to come back   かえ to return (something)   
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ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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また again   
move
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ワ   はな to talk   はなし talking   
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ゼツ   した tongue   
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セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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