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もしあなた
かれ
てがみ
手紙
こうかん
交換
できなくなればあなた
さび
しく
なるだろう
しん
じていた
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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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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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
letter
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0
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution; replacement; clearing (of checks, cheques)
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task  (often written with kana only)
2. to be ready; to be completed  (often written with kana only)
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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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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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3 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
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
シュ   hand   て    た-    
シ   かみ paper   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   いと thread   
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 to take turns   かわす to exchange   
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ロク   むっ six   む    むい    む    
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
カン   かえる to replace, to substitute   
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カン brilliant, clear, bright   
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corner
net
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
hand
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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シュク    uncle   
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younger brother
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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   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
roof   
シン    trust, faith   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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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