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かれ
りょうあし
両足
ぶらぶらさせながらいす
すわ
っていた

He sat on a chair with his legs dangling.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
noun
1. both feet
2. both legs  (this meaning is restricted to reading りょうあし)
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1
1. dangling heavily; swaying to and fro; swinging  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. strolling; rambling; roaming; wandering  (esp. ぶらぶらと散歩; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. while; during; as  (often written with kana only)
2. while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding  (see also: 我ながら; often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: 椅子
noun
1. chair; stool
2. post; office; position
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sit; to squat
2. to assume (a position)
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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   
リョウ    both   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
サン   やま mountain   
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wide
ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
ザ   すわ to sit   
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ザ   すわ to sit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
广
stony cliff
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