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ジム
せっとく
説得
して
なかま
仲間
くわ
わらせよ
した
We tried to persuade Jim to join us.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
gym; gymnasium
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0
persuasion
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3
noun
1. company; fellow; colleague; associate; comrade; mate; group; circle of friends; partner
2. member of the same category
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be added to; to be appended
2. to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
トク    profit   え    う to acquire   
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step
an inch at dawn
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スン   inch
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
チュウ   なか friend; go-between   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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stick   
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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カ   くわえる to add to   くわわる to join, to be added to   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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