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きしゃ
汽車
はまさに
えき
駅
を
しゅっぱつ
出発
しようとしていた。
The train was about to leave the station.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
汽車はまさに駅を出発しようとしていた。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
汽車はまさに駅を出発しようとしていた。
Conjugations and inflections
  出発しよう is the volitional form of 'suru' verb 出発   ALL INFLECTIONS
  していた is the past form of the progressive form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
き し ゃ 2 き し ゃ 1
noun
train (sometimes specifically a steam train)
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ま さ に 1
1. exactly; surely; certainly  (esp. 正に when in kanji; often written with kana only)
2. right then; just then; at that moment  (often written with kana only)
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え き 1
noun
station
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し ゅ っ ぱ つ 0
departure
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う
auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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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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Kanji
汽
キ    steam, vapour   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
⺄
second   おつ    
氵
スイ   みず water   
車
シャ   くるま car   
駅
エキ    station   
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馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
尺
シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
出
シュツ   スイ   だす to take out, to put out   でる to go out, to exit   
発
ハツ   ホツ    emission, discharge   
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癶
hairy legs
二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
儿
legs
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