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Lightning lit up the room every now and then.
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Vocabulary list

inaduma
noun
  1. lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
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.)
heya
noun
  1. room; chamber
  2. apartment; flat; pad
  3. stable
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tokidoki
adverb, no adjective
  1. sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals
no adjective, noun
  1. seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
akarui

Adverbial Form

akaruku
i adjective
  1. light; well-lit; well-lighted
  2. bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; brightly-colored
  3. cheerful; bright; spirited; sunny (e.g. disposition)
  4. encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.); promising; of fair prospects
  5. familiar (with); knowledgeable (about); well versed (in) (as 〜に明るい)
  6. fair (e.g. politics); clean; impartial
naru

Plain Past Indicative Form

natta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)

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