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せかい
世界
まいとし
毎年
ますます
せま
なってきている
Our world is getting smaller and smaller every year.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
1. the world; society; the universe
2. sphere; circle; world
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0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
every year; yearly; annually
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2
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less  (often written with kana only)
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2
narrow; confined; small
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Kanji
セ   セイ   よ the world   
カイ    world   
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カイ    mediate   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
stick   
デン   た rice field   
マイ   every, each
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ボ   はは mother   
ネン   とし year   
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wheel around
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キョウ   せま narrow   せばまる to become narrow   せばめる to make narrow   
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between
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eight
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ケン   いぬ dog   
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