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いろいろと
せいじ
政治
かつどう
活動
をしているが
かれ
彼
は
ほんしつてき
本質的
に
かしゅ
歌手
であった。
For all his political activities he was in essence a singer.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
いろいろと政治活動をしているが彼は本質的に歌手であった。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
いろいろと政治活動をしているが彼は本質的に歌手であった。
〜的 (てき) 〜的 (てき)
 
turns a noun into an adjective
いろいろと政治活動をしているが彼は本質的に歌手であった。
をする vs する をする vs する
 
いろいろと政治活動をしているが彼は本質的に歌手であった。
other forms of です other forms of です
 
いろいろと政治活動をしているが彼は本質的に歌手であった。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
いろいろと政治活動をしているが彼は本質的に歌手であった。
Conjugations and inflections
  している is the progressive form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
  であった is the past form of irregular 'ru' godan verb である   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
い ろ い ろ 0
1. various  (often written with kana only)
2. various colors (colours)  (archaic)
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せ い じ 0
noun
politics; government
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か つ ど う 0
1. action; activity; (military etc.) operation
noun
2. movie (esp. during the silent movie period)  (see also: 活動写真; abbreviation; obsolete term)
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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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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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ほ ん し つ て き 0
essentially
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か し ゅ 1
noun
singer
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で あ る 3
be; is  (see also: だ, であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
政
セイ   ショウ   まつりごと government   
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正
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただす to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
攵
ぼく strike   
治
ジ   チ   おさめる to govern   おさまる to be at peace   なおる to get better   なおす to cure   
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台
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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厶
ム   private
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
活
カツ    activity, resuscitation   
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舌
ゼツ   した tongue   
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千
セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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丨
stick   
動
ドウ   うごく to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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重
ジュウ   チョウ   おもい heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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厂
cliff
又
また again   
本
ホン   book   もと origin   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
質
シツ   シチ   チ    quality; substance   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
的
テキ   まと target   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
勺
シャク   ladle
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勹
wrap
丶
dot   
歌
カ   うたう to sing   うた song   
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欠
ケツ   かく to lack   かける to be lacking   
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⺈
corner
可
カ    good, possible, approval   
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亅
hook
手
シュ   hand   て    た-    
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