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マスコミ
かれ
こんやく
婚約
うわさ
ぎつけ
さっそく
早速
けつけた

The media got wind of a rumor about his engagement and came quickly.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
mass communication; the media  (abbreviation)
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pronoun
1. he; him
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engagement; betrothal
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Most common form: うわさ
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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Most common form: かぎつける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to sniff out; to get wind of
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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
コン    marriage   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
コン   くら dark   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ヤク    promise; approximate   
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シャク   ladle
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wrap
dot   
シ   いと thread   
うわさ rumor, gossip   
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ソン   たっと    とうと precious, dear, exalted   たっと    とうと to set a high value on, to esteem highly   
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スン   inch
chieftain   
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ハチ   や    や    よう eight   
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キュウ   か to sniff, to smell   
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シュウ   くさ foul-smelling   にお to smell (bad)   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はや early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ソク   はや fast   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   すみやか speedy   
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ソク   たば bundle   たばねる to tie in a bundle   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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move
ク   かける to gallop, run   か to drive, to spur on   
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バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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little bird
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fire
ク    ward   
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crossed swords
side open box
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