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My leg cramped up as I ran down the stairs to catch a train, and I had to sit down right there in the middle of the stairway.
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densha
noun
  1. train; electric train
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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noru

Plain Presumptive Form

norou
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to board; to take; to embark
  2. to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to jump on; to sit on; to mount
  3. to reach; to go over; to pass
  4. to follow; to stay (on track); to go with (the times, etc.)
  5. to take part; to participate; to join
  6. to get into the swing (and sing, dance, etc.)
  7. to be deceived; to be taken in
  8. to be carried; to be spread; to be scattered (usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
  9. to stick; to attach; to take; to go on (usu. with an adverb of manner, e.g. よく乗る)
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Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
toshite
expression
  1. thinking that...; trying to... (after a volitional form)
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kaidan
noun
  1. stairs; stairway; staircase
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wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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kakeoriru

Conditional Present Indicative Form

kakeoritara
ichidan verb
  1. to run down (stairs, etc.)
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kakeru

masu stem

kake
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to run; to dash; to race
  2. to gallop (on horseback); to canter
  3. to advance (against one's enemy); to charge (on horseback)
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oriru

Conditional Present Indicative Form

oritara
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to come down (esp. 下りる)
  2. to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to disembark; to dismount (esp. 降りる)
  3. to step down; to retire; to give up; to quit; to fold
  4. to be granted; to be issued; to be given (esp. 下りる)
  5. to form (of frost, dew, mist, etc.) (esp. 降りる)
  6. to be passed (from the body; e.g. of a roundworm) (esp. 下りる)
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Contraction of 「～て·しまって」 to 「～·ちゃって」
ashigatsuru

te-form

ashigatsutte
expression, godan verb
  1. to have one's leg cramp
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ashi
noun
  1. foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.) (esp. 足)
  2. leg (esp. 脚,肢)
  3. gait
  4. pace
  5. bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji (usu. 脚)
  6. means of transportation
  7. money; coin
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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Contraction of 「～て·しまって」 to 「～·ちゃって」
tsuru

te-form

tsutte
godan verb
  1. to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
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Contraction of 「～て·しまって」 to 「～·ちゃって」
shimau

te-form

shimatte
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)
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kaidan
noun
  1. stairs; stairway; staircase
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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tochuu
noun, adverb
  1. on the way; en route; halfway
  2. in the middle of; midway
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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suwarikomu

te-form

suwarikonde
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
shimau

Plain Past Indicative Form

shimatta
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to do completely; to finish (after the -te form of a verb)
  2. to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do (after the -te form of a verb)
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