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とつぜん
突然
わたし
ちか
だれ
うた
っている
いた

Suddenly, I heard someone singing near by.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. near; neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity  (see also: 近い)
noun (suffix)
2. nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to
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who
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to sing
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem  (esp. 歌う, 詠う)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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Kanji
トツ   つ to poke   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ゼン   ネン    resemble   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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dot   
ニク body part   
fire
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
キン   ちか close   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
move
だれ who   
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little bird
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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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カ   うた to sing   うた song   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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corner
カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
ブン   モン   き to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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ジ   みみ ear   
モン   かど gate   
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