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はやあし
早足
ついていく
ひき
いぬ
すぐ
したが
えて
かれ
いそ
いで
ある
った

He walked quickly away with two dogs trotting at his heels.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
1. quick pace; quick steps; quick march
2. trot (horse gait)
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1
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to arrive at; to reach
2. to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)  (see also: 席に着く)
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1. counter for small animals  (this meaning is restricted to reading ひき)
2. counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size)
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2
noun
1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2. snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)
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1
1. immediately; at once; directly  (often written with kana only)
2. soon; before long; shortly
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0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to be accompanied by
2. to subdue
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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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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3
1. walk; walking
noun
2. foot messenger (of a town, village, etc.)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading あるき)
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1
Most common form: さる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to leave; to go away
2. to pass; to elapse
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Kanji
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はや early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ソク   あし foot; leg   た to add   た    たりる to be sufficient   
ヒツ   ひき counter for animals   
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legs
side open box
ケン   いぬ dog   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
dot   
ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うし behind   おくれる be late   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
step
go
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ジュウ   ショウ   ジュ   したが to obey   したがえる to be accompanied by   
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eight
ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
ヒ   かれ he   
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ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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cliff
また again   
キュウ   いそ to hurry   
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シン   こころ heart   
corner
yo = to yell / say hi
ホ   フ   ブ   ある    あゆ to walk   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
キョ   コ   さ leave   
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ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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