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かのじょ
彼女
100メートル
きょうそう
競争
スタートした
さいご
最後
だったすぐ
ほか
ひと
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
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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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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0
1. competition; contest
2. to compete
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2 0
start
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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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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 after certain verb forms)
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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: , )
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3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to overtake; to catch up (with)
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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   
キョウ   ケイ   きそ    せ to compete   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
ソウ   あらそ to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
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corner
slashed yo
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yo; yell
サイ   もっと most   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うし behind   おくれる be late   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
go
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タ   ほか other   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヤ   to be
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ツイ   お to pursue   
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two mouths
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move
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