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わたし
ろうじん
老人
えんりょ
遠慮
して
すこ
はな
れていた

I stood at a respectful distance from the old man.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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0
the aged; old person
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0
1. reserve; constraint; restraint; modesty; diffidence; hesitation; holding back; discretion; tact; thoughtfulness
2. declining; refraining
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2
adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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3
Most common form: はなれる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be separated; to be apart; to be distant
2. to leave; to go away
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ロウ   old   おいる    ふける to grow old   
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old
さじ spoon   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
エン   オン   far away   とお far   
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long kimono
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
move
リョ    consideration   
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
cliff
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
リ   はなれる to be separated, detached   はな to separate, to detach   
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little bird
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rare beast   
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tracks, footprint   
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wide
キョウ    villain   
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crossed swords
open box
lid
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