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まばた
うちにテニスボール
だい
だんご
団子
った

In the blink of an eye, the tennis-ball-sized dumpling had disappeared.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
Most common form: 目叩く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat  (またたく is sometimes used transitively)
2. to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
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0
noun
jettisoned cargo
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1
noun
tennis
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0 1
noun
1. ball
2. bowl
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0
noun
1. dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); doughboy
2. ball-shaped object; something round
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3
to disappear; to vanish
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Kanji
シュン   またた to wink, to blink   
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シュン   morning glory
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oppose; opposite   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
wheel around
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つめ claw; fingernail   
cover; covered   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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   
ダン   トン    group   
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box, enclosure   
スン   inch
シ   ス   こ child   
ショウ   け to extinguish   きえる to go out   
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ショウ    resemble   
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small
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
スイ   みず water   
キョ   コ   さ leave   
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ム   private
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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