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とうきょう
東京
みっかかん
3日間
しかたたないのに
ちち
んだ
という
たよ
便
もらった
I had been in Tokyo only three days when I received news of my father's death.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
Tokyo
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Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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Most common form: 三日間
noun
a period of three days
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particle
only; nothing but  (used with neg. verb)
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Most common form: 立つ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stand; to rise; to stand up  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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noun
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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godan verb, irregular nu verb, intransitive verb
1. to die; to pass away  (sensitive)
2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to look dead
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expression
1. called; named  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: たより
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter  (pron. だより as a suffix)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to take; to accept  (often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb, 'u' godan verb
2. to get somebody to do something  (follows a verb in "-te" form; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
トウ   ひがし east   
キョウ   ケイ    capital   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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lid
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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eight
ミ    not yet   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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モン   かど gate   
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フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
シ   death   し die   
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death
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
さじ spoon   
便
convenience; tidings   ビン tidings   ベン convenience   たよ tidings, news   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   さら again   ふける grow late   ふかす stay up late   
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