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けいさつ
警察
くるま
ぬし
なん
とか
とめることできた
The police managed to track down the owner of the car.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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1. police
2. police officer  (see also: 警察官; abbreviation)
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Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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Most common form: 持主
noun
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
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Most common form: なんとか
expression
1. something; something or other; so-and-so  (often written with kana only)
2. somehow; anyhow; one way or another  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: つき
noun
1. thrust; stab; lunge; pass (in fencing)
2. tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo)  (martial arts term)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
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noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ケイ   admonish
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ケイ   うやま to respect, revere   
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grass   
ク    verse, phrase   
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wrap
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
サツ    surmise, inspect   
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サイ   まつ festival   まつ to deify, enshrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニク body part   
また again   
roof   
シャ   くるま car   
ジ   も to hold, to have   
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hand
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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オウ    king   
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dot   
カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
トツ   つ to poke   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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