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かれ
なか
はい
ためらってドア
まえ
ったり
たりした

He walked back and forth in front of the door, hesitating to enter.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1
noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to enter; to go into  (opposite: 出る)
2. to break into
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3
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to hesitate  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
door (Western-style)
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1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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3
expression, 'suru' verb
going to and fro; back and forth
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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   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ニュウ   い to enter   はい to enter   いれる to put in   
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   
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
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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