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Smiling sadly, she began to talk.
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kanashii

Adjective stem

kanashi
i adjective
  1. sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful (of a person)
  2. sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous (of a thing, incident, etc.)
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Suffix after the stem of an adjective
sou
auxiliary, na adjective
  1. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of (after -masu stem or adj. stem)
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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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hohoemu

masu stem

hohoemi
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to smile
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
nagara
particle
  1. while; during; as
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kanojo
pronoun
  1. she; her
noun
  1. girlfriend
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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hanashihajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hanashihajimeta
ichidan verb
  1. to begin to speak
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hanasu

masu stem

hanashi
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat
  2. to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss
  3. to speak (a language)
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Suffix after the masu stem of a verb
hajimeru

Plain Past Indicative Form

hajimeta
auxiliary verb, ichidan verb
  1. to start ...; to begin to ... (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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