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ニクソンオフィス
とうちょうき
盗聴器
しかけておきながらシラを
った
ので
みつ
見付
かった

Nixon was caught lying because he bugged his own office.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
office
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noun
listening device; bug; wiretap
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3
Most common form: 仕掛ける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence
2. to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war)
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0
Most common form: 白を切る
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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0
Most common form: 見つかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be found; to be discovered
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Kanji
トウ   ぬす to steal   
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ジ   シ   つぎ next   つ to come after   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
corner
ice   
さら dish   
チョウ   き to listen   
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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   
net
シン   こころ heart   
ジ   みみ ear   
キ   うつわ utensil   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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セツ   サイ   き to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
トウ   かたな sword   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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スン   inch
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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