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その
かいごう
会合
よう
するに
じかん
時間
むだ
無駄
だった
The meeting, in short, was a waste of time.
Grammar and points of interest
Words
0
1. meeting; assembly
2. association  (chemistry term)
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3
expression, adverb
in a word; after all; the point is ...; in short ...; to put simply; the long and short of it is that ....
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. time
2. hours (period of)
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0
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
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
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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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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
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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モン   かど gate   
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ム   ブ   な not   
ダ    pack horse; worthless, burdensome   
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タ   タイ   ふと fat   ふと to get fat, to put on weight   
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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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dot   
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
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