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かのじょ
彼女
はスキャンダルでもう
すこ
少
しで
しっそう
失踪
するところだった。
The scandal nearly wrecked her career.
Grammar and points of interest
〜ところ 〜ところ
 
just (about to / doing / almost)
彼女はスキャンダルでもう少しで失踪するところだった。
Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
2. her
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ス キ ャ ン ダ ル 2
noun
scandal
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も う す こ し 4
expression
a bit more; a bit longer
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し っ そ う 0
absconding; disappearance
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と こ ろ 3 と こ ろ 0
Most common form: 所
noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
少
ショウ   すこし a little   すくない few   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
失
シツ   うしなう to lose   
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矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
踪
ソウ    footprint, clue   
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宗
シュウ   ソウ    religion, sect   
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示
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
宀
roof   
⻊
ソク   あし foot; leg   たす to add   たる    たりる to be sufficient   
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