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もしあなたが
かれ
彼
との
てがみ
手紙
の
こうかん
交換
ができなくなればあなたが
さび
寂
しく
なるだろう
しん
信
じていた
のです。
If you didn't have him to exchange letters with, you would be lonely.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
if; in case; supposing  (often written with kana only)
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あ な た 2
1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)  (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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て が み 0
letter
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こ う か ん 0
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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で き る 2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable  (often written with kana only)
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な る 1
'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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さ び し い 3
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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し ん じ る 3 し ん じ る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
紙
シ   かみ paper   
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氏
シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
糸
シ   いと thread   
交
コウ   mix; mixed   まぜる to mix, stir   まざる    まじる to be mixed together   まじえる to mix, intersperse   まじわる to intersect   かう to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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六
ロク   むっつ six   むつ    むい    む    
父
フ   ちち father   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
乂
crossed swords
換
カン   かえる to replace, to substitute   
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奐
カン brilliant, clear, bright   
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⺈
corner
⺳
net
大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
扌
hand
寂
ジャク   セキ   さびしい lonely   さび elegant simplicity   さびれる to go downhill, to decline   
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叔
シュク    uncle   
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尗
younger brother
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上
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   のぼる to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼす to bring up   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
宀
roof   
信
シン    trust, faith   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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