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わたし
いた
とたん
あか
ちゃん
した

The moment I held the baby in my arms, it began to cry.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to embrace; to hold in the arms (e.g. a baby); to hug
2. to harbour (e.g. grudge); to harbor; to bear; to have (e.g. ambition); to entertain (e.g. hope, suspicion)  (this meaning is restricted to reading いだく)
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Most common form: 途端
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
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noun
baby; infant
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Most common form: 泣出す
'su' godan verb, intransitive verb
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ホウ   だ to hug   いだ to hug   かかえる to carry, to hold (an object, a burden)   
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ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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wrap
コ   キ   おのれ self   
hand
セキ   シャク   あか    あか red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
キュウ   な to cry   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
スイ   みず water   
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
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