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わたし
たち
きたく
帰宅
した
とたんに
あめ
した

Hardly had we come home when it began to rain.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
we; us
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0
returning home
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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that  (after past tense of verb)
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1
noun
rain
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0 3
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
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
タク    home   
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Mo, as if name of person (from similarity to katakana モ = mo)
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
roof   
ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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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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hill   
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シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
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