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むかし
ちい
さな
しま
ろうば
老婆
んでいました

Once there lived an old woman on a small island.
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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small; little; tiny  (see also: 大きな)
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noun
1. island
2. territory (of a prostitute, organized crime gang, etc.); turf  (often written with kana only)
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noun
old woman
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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   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
トウ   しま island   
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サン   やま mountain   
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reach
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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old
さじ spoon   
バ   old woman
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ハ   なみ wave   
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ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
スイ   みず water   
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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
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