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その
いだい
偉大
がか
画家
けっさく
傑作
じょうげぎゃく
上下逆
かかっている
かれ
おどろ
いた

He was surprised to find the great artist's masterpiece hanging upside down.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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greatness
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painter; artist
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1. masterpiece; best work
2. amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner  (with sarcastic tone)
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upside down
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)  (see also: 時間がかかる; often written with kana only)
2. to hang  (often written with kana only)
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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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pronoun
1. he; him
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be surprised; to be astonished
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Kanji
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イ   えら illustrious, famous   
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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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ガ   カク   draw
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カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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ケツ    excellence   
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サク   サ   つく to make   
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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   
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだ to descend   くだ to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
ギャク    reverse, converse   さからう to go against, to oppose   さか upside down   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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キョウ   surprised   おどろ to be surprised   おどろかす to surprise, to frighten   
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