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I tripped and nearly fell.
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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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motsureru

te-form

motsurete
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get entangled; to get tangled; to tangle
  2. to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over
  3. to become complicated
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korobu

masu stem

korobi
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fall down; to fall over
  2. to turn out; to play out (oft. as どう転んでも)
  3. to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize (in early Japanese Christianity)
  4. to roll; to tumble
  5. (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
souninatta
expression
  1. almost (did); nearly (did) (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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sou
adverb
  1. in that way; thus; such (concerning the actions of the listener or concerning the ideas expressed or understood by the listener; with a neg. sentence, implies that something isn't as much as one might think)
interjection
  1. so (used to express agreement with something said)
  2. so? (used to express doubt with something said)
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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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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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