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その
せいじか
政治家
ぜんげん
前言
して
おおやけ
しゃざい
謝罪
する
はめなった
The politician had to take back his words and eat crow.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
noun
politician; statesman
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0 3
previous remarks
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0 3
Most common form: 取消す
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
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0
public; open; formal; official; governmental
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apology
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Most common form: 羽目
noun
1. panel; wainscoting; wainscotting
2. plight; fix; bind; awkward situation; difficult situation; mess  (see also: 羽目になる)
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'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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Kanji
セイ   ショウ   まつりごと government   
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セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ぼく strike   
ジ   チ   おさめる to govern   おさまる to be at peace   なお to get better   なお to cure   
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ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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スイ   みず water   
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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pig
roof   
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
ショウ   け to extinguish   きえる to go out   
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ショウ    resemble   
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small
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
コウ   おおやけ official, public   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
シャ   あやま to apologize   
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シャ   い to shoot   
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スン   inch
シン   み body, person   
ザイ   つみ sin   
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net
ヒ   mistake
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