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ちい
さな
こども
子供
わたし
たち
おとな
大人
とうぜん
当然
おも
っている
こといつも
たず
ねる

Little children always question things we adults take for granted.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
small; little; tiny  (see also: 大きな)
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0
noun
child; children
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3
we; us
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0
adult
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0
natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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1
adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to ask; to enquire; to inquire
2. to search; to look for; to look into; to investigate
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Kanji
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
シ   ス   こ child   
キョウ   ク   そなえる to make an offering   とも servant, attendant   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
キョウ   とも together   
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grass   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
katakana 'ha'; eight
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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small
yo = to yell / say hi
ゼン   ネン    resemble   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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dot   
ニク body part   
fire
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
ジン   たずねる to inquire, to seek   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
スン   inch
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