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ちち
わたし
ぎし
技師
なってほしい
おも
っている

My father wants me to be an engineer.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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noun
engineer; technician
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Most common form: 欲しい
1. wanted; wished for; in need of; desired  (see also: 欲しがる)
auxiliary adjective
2. I want (you) to  (after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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Kanji
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ギ   わざ technique   
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hand
シ   ささえる to support   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
また again   
シ    teacher; army   
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two mouths
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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one turban
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キン   turban; cloth
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
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