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Usages of kaidan
軽い 荷物 なら 階段 で 運べます。karui nimotu nara kaidan de hakobemasu.
If the luggage is light, I can carry it by the stairs.
駅 の エスカレーター が 混んで いる とき は、 通路 の 端 を 歩いて 階段 まで 行く。eki no esukareetaa ga konde iru toki ha, tuuro no hasi wo aruite kaidan made iku.
When the station escalator is crowded, I walk along the edge of the aisle to the stairs.
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