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この
わたし
ゆうじん
友人
ピアニストであるばかりでなく
さっきょくか
作曲家
あります
My friend here is not only a pianist, but also a composer.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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0
noun
friend  (see also: 友達; more formal than 友達)
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3
noun
pianist
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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particle
1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than  (often written with kana only)
2. approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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0
noun
composer
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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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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
サク   サ   つく to make   
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ながらも although   -なが while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
キョク   melody; curve   まがる to curve, to bend (intr)   まげる to twist (tr)   
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カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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pig
roof   
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