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かのじょ
彼女
は100メートル
きょうそう
競争
でスタートしたのは
さいご
最後
だったが、すぐ
ほか
他
の
ひと
人
に
お
追
いついた
。
In a hundred meter dash she started last but soon caught up with the others.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
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メ ー ト ル 0
noun
1. metre; meter  (often written with kana only; originally from French)
2. meter (i.e. a gauge); gauge  (see also: メーター)
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き ょ う そ う 0
1. competition; contest
2. to compete
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ス タ ー ト 2 ス タ ー ト 0
start
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さ い ご 1
1. last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent
expression
2. no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences)  (after -tara form or -ta form followed by "ga")
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だ
だ 0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: た; た after certain verb forms)
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す ぐ 1
1. immediately; at once; directly  (often written with kana only)
2. soon; before long; shortly
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noun, expression
other people  (see also: 他, 人)
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お い つ く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to overtake; to catch up (with)
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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   
競
キョウ   ケイ   きそう    せる to compete   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
兄
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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儿
legs
争
ソウ   あらそう to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
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⺈
corner
肀
slashed yo
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⺕
yo; yell
最
サイ   もっとも most   
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取
シュ   とる to take   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
後
ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うしろ behind   おくれる be late   
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幺
short, tiny   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
夂
go
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他
タ   ほか other   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
也
ヤ   to be
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
追
ツイ   おう to pursue   
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two mouths
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⻌
move
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