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われわれ
我々
はあやうく
とうし
凍死
するところだった。
We were nearly frozen to death.
Grammar and points of interest
〜ところ 〜ところ
 
just (about to / doing / almost)
我々はあやうく凍死するところだった。
Words
わ れ わ れ 0
Most common form: 我我
we
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あ や う く 0
Most common form: 危うく
1. barely; narrowly  (see also: 危うい)
2. almost; nearly
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と う し 0
death from cold; freezing to death
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と こ ろ 3 と こ ろ 0
Most common form: 所
noun, suffix
1. place; spot; scene; site  (also pronounced どころ when a suffix)
2. address  (often written with kana only)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
我
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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戈
tasseled spear
扌
hand
々
(kanji repetition symbol)   
凍
トウ   こおる to freeze   こごえる to be chilled, numbed, frozen   
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冫
ice   
東
トウ   ひがし east   
死
シ   death   しぬ die   
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歹
death
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
匕
さじ spoon   
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