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The girl turned her back to the man.
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Vocabulary list

sono
pre-noun adjectival
  1. that; the (something or someone distant from the speaker, close to the listener; actions of the listener, or ideas expressed or understood by the listener)
  2. part (as in "part two") (preceding a number)
interjection
  1. um ...; er ...; uh ...
shoujo
noun
  1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
  2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
senaka
noun
  1. back (of body)
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.
otoko
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. man; male
noun
  1. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
  2. male lover; boyfriend; man
  3. manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation
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
hou
noun
  1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part (often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
  3. type; category
  4. field (of study, etc.)
  5. indicates one side of a comparison
  6. way; method; manner; means
  7. length (of each side of a square)
he
particle
  1. to; towards; for (indicates direction or goal; pronounced え in modern Japanese)
muku

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

muketa
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.)
  2. to face (e.g. east); to look out on
  3. to point to
  4. to be suited to; to be fit for
  5. to go in the direction of; to lean towards (of a feeling)
mukeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

muketa
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to turn towards; to point

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