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かのじょ
彼女
ほこり
ぬぐ
しめ
湿
った
ぬの
つか
使
った

She used a damp rag to wipe off the dust.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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0 3
Most common form: 誇り
noun
pride; boast
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2 0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wipe
2. to get rid of; to eliminate (e.g. one's shame); to remove (e.g. an impression); to erase
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0 3
Most common form: しめる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be wet; to become wet; to be damp; to be moist
2. to be in low spirits; to feel depressed  (often as 湿って or 湿った; this meaning is restricted to reading しめる)
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0
noun
1. cloth
2. bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)  (see also: 布銭; this meaning is restricted to reading ふ)
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ショク   ぬぐ to wipe, to get rid of   ふ to wipe, to dry   
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シキ    ceremony, method, style   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
shoot
hand
湿
シツ   damp   しめ to be/become damp   しめ to moisten   
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when the sun is almost lined up
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
almost lined up
スイ   みず water   
フ   ぬの cloth   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
キン   turban; cloth
使
シ   つか to use   
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リ    official   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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