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わたし
その
みせ
こと
おお
ひと
たず
ねた
いた
ことある
ひと
だれいなかった
I asked many persons about the store, but no one had heard of it.
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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2
noun
store; shop; establishment; restaurant  (orig. an abbr. of 店棚, 見世棚)
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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
many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
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0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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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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0
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form:
who
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0
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (of animate objects); to exist  (see also: 在る; often written with kana only)
2. to stay  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
テン   みせ shop   
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セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらな to tell fortunes   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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divining rod
广
stony cliff
タ   おお many   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   たずねる to inquire, to seek   
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yo = to yell / say hi
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
スン   inch
ブン   モン   き to listen, to hear   きこえる to be heard   
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ジ   みみ ear   
モン   かど gate   
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