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かのじょ
彼女
は
やく
役
に
た
立
つ
と
わたし
私
は
おも
思
った
のだが、
じっさい
実際
はいない
ほう
方
がよかったのだ。
I thought she'd be useful, but as it is, we'd be better off without her.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
か の じ ょ 1
pronoun
1. she; her
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や く に た つ 0
expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to be helpful; to be useful
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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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お も う 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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じ っ さ い 0
1. practicality; practical
2. reality; actuality; actual conditions
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Most common form: 以内
noun, noun (suffix)
within; inside of; less than
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ほ う 1
noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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よ い 1
Most common form: 良い
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (also いい (all senses); often written with kana only)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
役
ヤク   エキ    office, role; service   
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殳
lance shaft   
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几
キ    table   
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
思
シ   おもう to think   
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心
シン   こころ heart   
田
デン   た rice field   
実
ジツ    fruit; reality   み fruit, nut   みのる to bear fruit   
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three men
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三
サン   み    みっつ three   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
宀
roof   
際
サイ    occasion   きわ    -ぎわ edge   
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⻖
hill   
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祭
サイ   まつり festival   まつる to deify, enshrine   
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示
ジ   シ   しめす to show   
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二
ニ   ふたつ    ふた two   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
⺼
ニク body part   
方
ホウ   かた way, direction   
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