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わたし
たち
たま
たる
こわ
かった
ので
かいか
階下
はし
って
りていった

We were afraid that we might be hit by a bullet, so we ran downstairs.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
we; us
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0
Most common form:
noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
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0
Most common form: 当る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be hit; to strike  (opposite: 外す)
2. to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed
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2
1. scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
interjection (kandoushi)
2. (I'm) afraid
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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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1
noun
1. lower floor; downstairs  (opposite: 階上)
2. bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs  (opposite: 階上)
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2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to run
2. to travel (movement of vehicles); to drive
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down  (esp. 下りる)
2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount  (esp. 降りる)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ダン   たま bullet   はず to bounce   ひ to play (an instrument)   
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タン    simple   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
small
デン   た rice field   
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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small
yo = to yell / say hi
フ   こわ frightening   
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フ   ぬの cloth   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
キン   turban; cloth
heart
カイ    floor   
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カイ   みな everyone   
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ヒ   くらべる to compare   
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さじ spoon   
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
hill   
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだ to descend   くだ to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
ソウ   はし run   
コウ   おりる to get off   おろす to drop off   ふ to fall (eg rain)   
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wheel around
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go
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