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ぼく
とう
さん
かえ
ってくる
まえ
ねむ
ってしまった

I fell asleep before my father came home.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
Most common form: ぼく
1. I; me  (male term or language)
2. you  (used addressing young children)
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2
noun
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada  (see also: 父さん; honorific)
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to return; to come home; to go home; to go back  (see also: 返る)
2. to leave  (of a guest, customer, etc.)
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1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sleep  (see also: 寝る)
2. to die; to rest (in peace); to lie (buried); to sleep (in the grave)
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Kanji
ボク    me, I   
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ホク   わずらわしい troublesome   
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almost lined up
grass   
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
キ   かえ to return   かえ to send back, give back   
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トウ   かたな sword   
broom   
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yo; yell
cover; covered   
キン   turban; cloth
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
ミン   ねむ to sleep   ねむ sleepy   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ミン   たみ people   
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