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きのう
昨日
なってはじめて
わたし
その
らせ
きいた
It wasn't until yesterday that I heard the news.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
yesterday
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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2
Most common form: 初めて
1. for the first time  (see also: 始める)
2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...  (after the -te form of a verb)
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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0
noun
1. news; word; tidings; notice; notification; information  (see also: お知らせ)
2. omen
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0
Most common form: 聞く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hear
2. to listen (e.g. to music)  (usu. 聴く)
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Kanji
サク    yesterday   
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ながらも although   -なが while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
チ   し to know   
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シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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