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わたし
その
ろうしんし
老紳士
とお
よこぎ
横切
って
かど
みせ
はい

I saw the old gentleman cross the street and enter the corner store.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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3
noun
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
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3 1
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. avenue; street; way; road
2. coming and going; street traffic
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Most common form: 横ぎる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
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noun
corner store
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to enter; to go into  (opposite: 出る)
2. to break into
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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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Kanji
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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シン    gentleman, sire   
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シ   samurai
ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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オウ   よこ side   
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セツ   サイ   き to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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テン   みせ shop   
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ニュウ   い to enter   はい to enter   いれる to put in   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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