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かれ
彼
はあやうく
かため
片目
を
しつめい
失明
するところだった。
He came close to losing an eye.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
彼はあやうく片目を失明するところだった。
〜ところ 〜ところ
 
just (about to / doing / almost)
彼はあやうく片目を失明するところだった。
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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あ や う く 0
Most common form: 危うく
1. barely; narrowly  (see also: 危うい)
2. almost; nearly
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か た め 0
one eye; one of one's eyes
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し つ め い 0
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
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と こ ろ 3 と こ ろ 0
Most common form: 所
noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
片
ヘン   right side   かた- one of two   
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目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
失
シツ   うしなう to lose   
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矢
シ   や arrow   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
明
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あく to open   あける to empty   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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