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むかし
むかしずっと
いなか
田舎
しず
かな
ところ
ちい
さい
うちありました
Once upon a time, there was a pretty little house way out in the country.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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1. continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; all along; the whole time; all the way  (ずーっと and ずうっと are more emphatic)
2. much (better, etc.); by far; far and away
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1. rural area; countryside; the sticks  (sensitive)
2. hometown
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1. quiet; silent
2. slow; unhurried
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3
small; little; tiny
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1. inside; within
2. while  (see also: ないうちに; also 裡; often written with kana only)
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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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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   
デン   た rice field   
シャ    house, hut, barracks   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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セイ   ジョウ   しず quiet, still   しずまる to become still   しずめる to becalm, to quell   
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ソウ   あらそ to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
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corner
slashed yo
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yo; yell
stick   
セイ   ショウ   あお-    あお blue   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
corpse
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
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