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さが
していた
ちん
ほん
つけた

I found a rare book I had been looking for.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to search (for something desired, needed); to look for  (esp. 探す)
2. to search (for something lost); to seek (a suspect in a crime)  (esp. 捜す)
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Most common form: ちん
rare; curious; strange
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noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot
2. to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault
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Kanji
タン   さぐ to grope for   さが to search for   
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hand
net in the tree
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net
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   
チン   めずらしい rare, unusual   
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オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
furry man
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
fur, bristles, beard   
ホン   book   もと origin   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
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