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ジョンウェイン
こんせいき
今世紀
もっと
にんき
人気
ある
えいが
映画
スター
ひとり
1人
であった
John Wayne was one of the most popular movie stars of this century.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
Most common form: 中黒
noun
middle dot (typographical symbol used between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.); full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint (interword separation)
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wane
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3
noun
this century
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3
most; extremely
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0
popularity; popular feeling; business conditions
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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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1 0
movie; film
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2 1
noun
1. star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; idol
2. star symbol; asterisk  (e.g. ★ or ☆)
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2
Most common form: 一人
noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
なかぐろ middle dot   
コン   キン   いま now   
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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   
katakana fu   
セ   セイ   よ the world   
キ    chronicle   
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コ   キ   おのれ self   
シ   いと thread   
サイ   もっと most   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キ   ケ    spirit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
エイ   はえる to shine   うつ to be reflected   うつ to reflect, project   
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オウ    centre   
ガ   カク   draw
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ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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open box
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