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さだこ
禎子
ねむ
ってしまわない
うちに
いそ
いで
その
かみ
した
Quickly Sadako tried to fold the paper before she fell asleep.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sleep  (see also: 寝る)
2. to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)
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0 1
1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
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2
noun
paper
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Most common form: おる
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to break; to fracture; to break off; to snap off; to pick (e.g. flowers)
2. to fold; to bend
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
テイ   さいわ happiness   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
テイ    upright   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
divining rod
シ   ス   こ child   
ミン   ねむ to sleep   ねむ sleepy   
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ミン   たみ people   
キュウ   いそ to hurry   
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シン   こころ heart   
corner
yo = to yell / say hi
シ   かみ paper   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   いと thread   
セツ   お to break, fold   おり opportunity; fold   おれる to break (intr), be folded, yield   
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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
hand
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