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せんじつ
先日
あなたあのような
ばしょ
場所
わたし
あっておどろいたちがいない
You must have been surprised to meet me in such a place the other day.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
the other day; a few days ago
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2
1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)  (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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0
interjection (kandoushi)
say; well; errr ...
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. place; location; spot; position
2. room; space
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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3
Most common form: 驚く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be surprised; to be astonished
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4
Most common form: 違い無い
expression, 'i' adjective
(phrase) sure; no mistaking it; for certain
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Kanji
セン   さき ahead   
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whereupon by the ground
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
legs
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ジョウ   ば place   
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ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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pig
タン   ダン    dawn   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ショ   ところ place   
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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
コ   と door   
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corpse
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
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