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イス
すわ
まえ
しっかりしているかどうか
たし
かめ
なさい
Make sure that chair is firm before you sit on it.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
Most common form: 椅子
noun
1. chair; stool
2. post; office; position
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to sit; to squat
2. to assume (a position)
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1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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3
1. tightly (holding on); firmly; securely  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
2. strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily  (often written with kana only; onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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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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expression
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
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irregular godan verb 'aru', transitive verb
to do  (honorific; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ザ   すわ to sit   
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ザ   すわ to sit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
广
stony cliff
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
カク   たし certain   たしかめる to make certain   
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crane; flying bird
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little bird
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cover; covered   
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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