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かのじょ
彼女
あに
くなった
とき
かれ
40
さい
ぐらいだったろう
おも

I suppose her brother would be about forty when he died.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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1
noun
elder brother; older brother  (humble)
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0
Most common form: なくなる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to die
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2
Most common form:
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1
Most common form:
numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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1
suffix
1. -years-old
2. ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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0
Most common form: くらい
suffix, particle
1. approximately; about; around; or so  (also written as 位)
2. to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; so ... that ...; at least
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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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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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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   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
ボウ   モウ   dead   な to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
lid
サイ   セイ    X years old, year-end   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
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