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みち
どろんこであったその
うえ
わる
こと
あめ
りだした

The road was quite muddy, and, what is worse, it began to rain.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
Most common form:
noun
1. road; street; way; path; course; route; lane
2. distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways")
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2
Most common form: ドロン
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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0 2
noun, 'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter)
2. top; summit
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2
1. bad; poor; inferior
2. evil; sinful
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
rain
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0 3
Most common form: 降り出す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
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Kanji
ドウ   トウ   みち road   
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シュ   くび neck; head   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
grass   
move
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
アク   オ   わる bad   
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シン   こころ heart   
ア    Asia; rank next   
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west
ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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wheel around
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go
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hill   
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