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かれ
とし
とるにつれて
いっそう
一層
けんきょ
謙虚
なった
The older he grew, the more modest he became.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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2
noun
1. year
2. age; years
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1
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to take; to pick up; to harvest; to earn; to win; to choose
2. to steal  (see also: 盗る)
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Most common form: に連れて
conjunction
as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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1 0
1. much more; still more; all the more; more than ever
2. single layer (or storey, etc.)
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1
modesty; humility
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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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   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ソウ    level, layer   
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ソウ   ゾ   formerly
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eight
デン   た rice field   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
corpse
ケン    self-effacing   
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ケン   double   かねる to be unable to; to double up as   
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grain
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キョ   コ    void   
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
almost lined up
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