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ろうじん
老人
かこ
過去
かえ
りがち
である
Old people are inclined to look back on the past.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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the aged; old person
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. the past; bygone days; the previous
2. a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret); one's past
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to turn head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to look back
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on); to reflect (on)
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be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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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   
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
キョ   コ   さ leave   
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ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
シン   ふ    ふれる to wield, swing, wave   ふるう to wield, swing; prosper   
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シン   たつ dragon; 7-9 am   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
cliff
hand
ヘン   かえ to return, to come back   かえ to return (something)   
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ハン   ホン   タン    anti-   そらす to bend, to warp   そ to be warped, curved   
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また again   
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