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ひとり
一人
おとこ
つかつか
ちか
づいてきて
マッチ
して
くだ
さい
った

A man came up to me and asked for a match.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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3
noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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1 2
walking briskly; determinedly  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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3 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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noun
1. match (contest)
2. to match with; to go well with
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0
Most common form: かす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to lend; to loan
2. to rent out; to hire out
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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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Kanji
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
デン   た rice field   
キン   ちか close   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
move
タイ   か to lend   
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タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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shoot
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだ to descend   くだ to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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