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先生は答案一枚一枚に短い短評を書いてやった。

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先生 答案 短い 短評 書いてやった

English Translation

The teacher put a short comment on each paper.

Furigana

先生(せんせい)答案(とうあん)(いち)(まい)(いち)(まい)(みじか)短評(たんぴょう)()いてやった。

Romanji

Sensei wa tōan ichi mai ichi mai ni mijikai tanpyō o kaiteyatta.

Words

先生 (せんせい、せんじょう)
teacher; master; doctor; with names of teachers, etc. as an honorific; previous existence
()
topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
答案 (とうあん)
examination paper; examination script
(いち)
one; best; first; foremost; beginning; start; bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
(まい)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper)
()
at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although
短い (みじかい)
short
短評 (たんぴょう)
brief comment or criticism
()
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
書く (かく)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

Kanji

Readings: セン、 さき、 ま.ず
Meanings: before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
Readings: セイ、 ショウ、 い.きる、 い.かす、 い.ける、 う.まれる、 うま.れる、 う.まれ、 うまれ、 う.む、 お.う、 は.える、 は.やす、 き、 なま、 なま-、 な.る、 な.す、 む.す、 -う
Meanings: life, genuine, birth
Readings: トウ、 こた.える、 こた.え
Meanings: solution, answer
Readings: アン、 つくえ
Meanings: plan, suggestion, draft, ponder, fear, proposition, idea, expectation, worry, table, bench
Readings: イチ、 イツ、 ひと-、 ひと.つ
Meanings: one, one radical (no.1)
Readings: マイ、 バイ
Meanings: sheet of..., counter for flat thin objects or sheets
Readings: タン、 みじか.い
Meanings: short, brevity, fault, defect, weak point
Reading: ヒョウ
Meanings: evaluate, criticism, comment
Readings: ショ、 か.く、 -が.き、 -がき
Meaning: write