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なに
うま
上手
いっていないことあるなら
べきである
If something goes wrong, you should take care of it at once.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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2
Most common form: 甘い
1. skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful  (esp. 上手い,巧い; often written with kana only)
2. delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty  (esp. 美味い,甘い; often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: 行く
irregular godan verb 'iku/yuku', intransitive verb
1. to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to head (towards); to be transported (towards); to reach  (see also: 来る:くる)
2. to proceed; to take place  (see also: 旨く行く; い sometimes omitted in auxiliary use)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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1
Most common form: すぐ
1. immediately; at once; directly  (often written with kana only)
2. soon; before long; shortly
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1
noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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1
Most common form: うつ
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound  (also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
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suffix
shall; should; must  (see also: 可き; often written with kana only)
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
シュ   hand   て    た-    
チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なお to correct   なお to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
ダ   う to strike   
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hand
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
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