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さいきん
最近
しょうかぞくか
小家族化
けいこう
傾向
ある
There's a trend these days towards small families.
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Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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shrinking family (size)
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tendency; trend; inclination
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
サイ   もっと most   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キン   ちか close   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
move
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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pig
roof   
ゾク    tribe   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ホウ   かた way, direction   
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   
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
さじ spoon   
ケイ   かたむ    かたむける to tilt, to incline, to lean   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
コウ   むかう to confront   む to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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