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ながねん
長年
あいだ
あかじ
赤字
その
たてもの
建物
けいえい
経営
した
ので
らねばならなかった

We had to sell the building because for years we operated it in the red.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long time; many years
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noun
1. space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch
noun, adverb
2. period of time (during, while); duration; interval
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1. deficit; (being in or going into) the red
2. red text; red letters
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2 3
noun
building
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management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
to sell
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Kanji
チョウ   なが long   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
モン   かど gate   
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セキ   シャク   あか    あか red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
ジ   character   あざ village section   
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シ   ス   こ child   
roof   
ケン   コン   た to be built   たてる to build   
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long stride
writing brush
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ブツ   モツ   もの thing   
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モチ   not
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pig
ギュウ   うし cow   
ケイ   キョウ   へ to elapse   
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シ   いと thread   
ground again
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
また again   
エイ   occupied   いとな to be occupied with, to carry on (a business)   
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リョ   ロ    spine   
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stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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classroom
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small
cover; covered   
バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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シ   samurai
net
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