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どろぼう
泥棒
くら
なってから
げた

The thieves ran away after it got dark.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
thief; burglar; robber; theft
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3
Most common form: くらい
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to escape; to run away
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Kanji
デイ   どろ mud   
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ニ   あま nun   
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corpse
さじ spoon   
スイ   みず water   
ボウ    pole, stick   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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   
stick   
ホウ   ブ   たてまつ to present, offer, revere   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
アン   くら dark   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
トウ   にげる    のがれる to escape   にがす    のが to free   
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チョウ   きざ sign, indication   きざ to show signs (of)   
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スイ   みず water   
legs
move
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