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ひさ
しぶり
むかし
ゆうじん
友人
ひょっこり
たず
ねてきてくれた

An old friend of mine dropped in on me for the first time in ages.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0 5
a long time (since the last time); it's been a while (since I last saw, mailed, etc., you)
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0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
olden days; former
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0
noun
friend  (see also: 友達; more formal than 友達)
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3
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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Kanji
ク   キュウ   ひさしい a long time   
セキ   シャク   ancient; old   むかし ancient   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キョウ   とも together   
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ホウ   たずねる to visit   おとずれる to ask, to visit   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
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   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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