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トニーを
やと
雇
った
ころ
頃
と
くら
較
べて
わたし
私
じしん
自身
やく
約
4
ばい
倍
かせ
稼
いでいる
のである。
I'm making about four times as much myself as when I first hired Tony.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
ト
ト 1
noun
7th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 7th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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や と う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to employ
2. to hire; to charter
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こ ろ 1
Most common form: ころ
noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (suffix)
1. (approximate) time; around; about; toward  (ごろ when used as a suffix; often written with kana only)
2. suitable time (or condition)  (see also: 食べ頃)
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く ら べ る 0
Most common form: 比べる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to compare; to make a comparison  (see also: 見比べる)
2. to compete; to vie  (see also: 力比べ)
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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じ し ん 1
noun
by oneself; personally
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や く 1
1. approximately; about
noun
2. promise
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ば い 1
noun
1. twice; double
suffix
2. times; -fold
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か せ ぐ 2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to earn income; to labor; to labour
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
雇
コ   やとう to employ   
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隹
little bird
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戸
コ   と door   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
尸
corpse
頃
ころ time   
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頁
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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丆
whereupon one
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
匕
さじ spoon   
較
カク    compare   
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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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乂
crossed swords
車
シャ   くるま car   
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
身
シン   み body, person   
約
ヤク    promise; approximate   
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勺
シャク   ladle
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勹
wrap
丶
dot   
糸
シ   いと thread   
倍
バイ    double, times   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
咅
standing mouths
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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稼
カ   かせぐ to work, earn a living   
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家
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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豕
pig
宀
roof   
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