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わたし
とら
ねら
って
はっぽう
発砲
した
そこ
なった

I aimed at the tiger and fired, but missed him.
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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Most common form: とら
noun
1. tiger (Panthera tigris)
2. drunkard; drunk; sot  (colloquialism)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to aim at
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0
firing; discharge of gun
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1
Most common form: うつ
1. to shoot (at)  (usu. 撃つ)
2. to attack; to defeat; to destroy; to avenge
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3
1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
auxiliary verb
2. to fail in doing
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
コ   とら tiger   
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
cliff
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
legs
ソ   ねら target   ねら to aim at   
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and another, moreover   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ケン   いぬ dog   
ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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hairy legs
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ホウ    cannon   
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ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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wrap
コ   キ   おのれ self   
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ゲキ   う to trounce, to beat   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
the car and the lance shaft
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シャ   くるま car   
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
ソン   そこなう    そこねる to injure, to harm   
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イン    employee   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
hand
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