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かれ
ぜんそうきょく
前奏曲
らさない
ように
はや

They came early so they wouldn't miss the prelude.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
they (usually male); them
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3
noun
prelude; overture  (music term)
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4
Most common form: 聞きもらす
to fail to hear; to miss
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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2
1. fast; quick; hasty; brisk  (esp. 速い, 疾い, 捷い)
2. early (in the day, etc.); premature  (esp. 早い)
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1
Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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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   
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
ソウ   かなでる to play an instrument   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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ブン   モン   き to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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ジ   みみ ear   
モン   かど gate   
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ロウ   も    もれる to leak   もらす to let leak, to divulge   
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ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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スイ   みず water   
corpse
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はや early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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eight
ミ    not yet   
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