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その
みにく
おも
わない
それどころかむしろ
うつく
しい
おも

That picture doesn't seem ugly to me; on the contrary, I think it's rather beautiful.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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3
1. ugly; unattractive
2. unsightly; unseemly  (see also: 醜い争い)
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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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3
Most common form: 其れ所か
expression
on the contrary  (often written with kana only)
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1
rather; better; instead  (often written with kana only)
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4
beautiful; lovely
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Kanji
カイ   エ   picture
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カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
シ   いと thread   
シュウ   みにく ugly   
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sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
キ   おに ogre   
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stony rice field
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dot   
デン   た rice field   
legs
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
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