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ろうじん
老人
じんせい
人生
いたずら
ぎてしまった
なぜだった
かんが
えた

The old man wondered why life had passed him by.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
the aged; old person
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1
noun
(human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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0
1. mischief; prank; trick; practical joke  (often written with kana only)
2. pastime; hobby  (often written with kana only)
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2
Most common form: すぎる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to pass through; to pass by; to go beyond
2. to pass (i.e. of time); to elapse
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1
why; how  (often written with kana only)
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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4 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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Kanji
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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old
さじ spoon   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
セイ   ショウ    life   なま raw   いかす to enliven   いきる to live   いける to arrange flowers   うまれる to be born   う to give birth to   き pure, undiluted   お to grow, to sprout   はえる to grow, to sprout   はやす to grow, cultivate   
カ   あやま mistake   あやま to slip up   すぎる to overdo, be more than   すごす to pass, spend   
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gossip; dishonest   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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move
コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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reach
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