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われわれ
かれ
きしゃだん
記者団
ように
もと
めた
きょひ
拒否
した

We asked him to face the press but he refused to.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: 我我
we
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pronoun
1. he; him
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2
noun
press group; press corps; group of reporters; press organization; press organisation
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Most common form: あう
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet; to encounter; to see  (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos, 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
2. to have an accident; to have a bad experience  (esp. 遭う when in kanji; often written with kana only)
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to want; to wish for
2. to request; to demand
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denial; veto; rejection; refusal
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
キ   しる to note, write down   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
シャ   もの person, someone   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
old
ダン   トン    group   
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box, enclosure   
スン   inch
カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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dot   
スイ   みず water   
キョ   こば to refuse   
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キョ    huge   
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side open box
hand
ヒ   いな no   
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フ   ブ    not   
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