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われわれ
我々
ひじょう
非常
おどろ
いた
こと
かのじょ
彼女
さんぷん
3分
かん
いき
とめていた
To our great surprise, she held her breath for three minutes.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: 我我
we
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1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be surprised; to be astonished
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noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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pronoun
1. she; her
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Most common form: 三分
noun
three minutes
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Most common form: かん
noun, suffix
1. interval; period of time
2. among; between; inter-
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Most common form: いき
noun
1. breath; breathing
2. tone; mood  (see also: 息が合う)
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Most common form: 止める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to stop; to turn off  (esp. 止める, 停める)
2. to park  (esp. 止める, 停める)
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Kanji
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
(kanji repetition symbol)   
ヒ   mistake
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ジョウ   つね usual, normal   とこ- endless, unchanging   
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classroom
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small
cover; covered   
チョウ   つ to hang   つる to hang up   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キン   turban; cloth
キョウ   surprised   おどろ to be surprised   おどろかす to surprise, to frighten   
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ケイ   うやま to respect, revere   
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grass   
ク    verse, phrase   
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wrap
ぼく strike   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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トウ   かたな sword   
katakana 'ha'; eight
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
モン   かど gate   
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ソク   いき breath   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
シン   こころ heart   
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