Learn Hardcore Japanese: usiro

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Usages of usiro

集合写真しゅうごうしゃしん　の　中なか　で、　私わたし　は　一番いちばん　後うしろ　の　列れつ　の　真まん中なか　に　立たって　いる。syuugousyasin no naka de, watasi ha itiban usiro no retu no mannaka ni tatte iru.

In the group photo, I am standing in the middle of the back row.

ソファ　の　後うしろ　に　小ちいさい　本棚ほんだな　が　あります。sofa no usiro ni tiisai hondana ga arimasu.

There is a small bookshelf behind the sofa.

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ribingu sofa kazokuzenin de ribingu no sofa ni suwatte eiga wo mimasu.mae ni sigoto no mae ni koohii wo nomimasu.kaapetto siku ribingu no sofa no mae ni, aoi kaapetto ga siite arimasu.

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