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かのじょ
彼女
わめき
けいかん
警官
たち
かって
ナイフ
まわ
して
おど
ようなしぐさしました
She shouted and threatened a policeman by brandishing a knife.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
police officer; policeman; constable  (see also: 警察官)
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0
Most common form: 向う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face
2. to go towards; to head towards
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1
noun
knife
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4 3
Most common form: 振りまわす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to wield; to brandish; to flourish; to wave (about); to swing
2. to display (one's knowledge); to show off
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0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to threaten; to menace; to bully  (see also: 脅かす)
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: 仕草
noun
action; acting; gesture; bearing; treatment; behavior; behaviour
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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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   
ケイ   admonish
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ケイ   うやま to respect, revere   
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grass   
ク    verse, phrase   
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wrap
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
カン    bureaucrat   
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two mouths
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roof   
コウ   むかう to confront   む to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
wide mouth
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wide
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   
hand
カイ   エ   まわ to revolve   まわ to make turn   
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box, enclosure   
キョウ   おど    おどかす    おびやかす to threaten, to intimidate   
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
3x the effort
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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