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たいてい
ばあい
場合
わたし
たち
かれ
ようきゅう
要求
くっ
せざるを
なかった

In most cases we had to give in to their demands.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: 大てい
1. mostly; ordinarily; usually; generally  (often written with kana only)
2. probably
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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3
we; us
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1
they (usually male); them
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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
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Most common form: せざるはえない
expression, 'i' adjective
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do  (see also: ざる)
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Kanji
ジョウ   ば place   
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ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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pig
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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assembly, gathering   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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dot   
スイ   みず water   
クツ    yield   
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corpse
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
トク    profit   え    う to acquire   
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an inch at dawn
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スン   inch
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