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へいし
兵士
たちは
けん
剣
をきらきらさせながら
こうしん
行進
していた。
The soldiers were marching with their swords shining.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
兵士たちは剣をきらきらさせながら行進していた。
verb causative form verb causative form
 
make something happen
兵士たちは剣をきらきらさせながら行進していた。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
兵士たちは剣をきらきらさせながら行進していた。
ながら ながら
 
while doing
兵士たちは剣をきらきらさせながら行進していた。
Conjugations and inflections
  させ is the stem form of the causative form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
  行進していた is the past form of the progressive form of 'suru' verb 行進   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
へ い し 1
noun
soldier
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け ん 0 け ん 3
Most common form: けん
noun
1. sword (originally esp. a doubled-edged sword); sabre; saber; blade
2. bayonet  (this meaning is restricted to reading けん)
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き ら き ら 1
Most common form: キラキラ
glitter; sparkle; glisten; twinkle  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. while; during; as  (often written with kana only)
2. while; although; though; despite; in spite of; notwithstanding  (see also: 我ながら; often written with kana only)
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こ う し ん 0
march; parade
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Kanji
兵
ヘイ   ヒョウ    soldier   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
丌
table
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士
シ   samurai
剣
ケン   つるぎ sword   
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㑒
ケン    unanimous   
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央
オウ    centre   
亼
assembly, gathering   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
行
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆく    いく to go   おこなう to take place   
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彳
step
丁
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
進
シン   すすむ to advance   すすめる to promote, push   
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隹
little bird
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⻌
move
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