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むかしむかし
昔々
ある
むら
みどり
ずきんちゃん
ばれる
しょうじょ
少女
んでいました

Once upon a time, there lived in a village a little girl called Little Green Hood.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: 昔昔
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
long ago; once upon a time
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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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noun
village
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Most common form: みどり
noun
1. green
2. greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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Most common form: 頭巾
noun
hood; kerchief
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suffix
suffix for familiar person  (familiar language)
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'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to call out (to); to call; to invoke
2. to summon (a doctor, etc.)
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noun
1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)  (archaic; this meaning is restricted to reading しょうじょ; this meaning is restricted to form 少女)
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'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide  (see also: 棲む)
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Kanji
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キョウ   とも together   
(kanji repetition symbol)   
ソン   むら village   
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スン   inch
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   
ロク   リョク   みどり green   
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watery yo
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スイ   みず water   
yo = to yell / say hi
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シ   いと thread   
コ   よ to call   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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オ   コ    question mark   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
eight
hook
ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ジュウ   す to live, to dwell   すまう to live (concept)   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
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