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かかりちょう
係長
きゅう
めてしまった
ので
わたし
その
あな
めなければならなくなった

Our head clerk quit on short notice, so I had to fill the gap.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
3
noun
chief clerk
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0
1. swiftly; rapidly
2. suddenly; abruptly; immediately
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Most common form: やめる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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expression, ichidan verb
to fill in a hole; to plug up a hole; to fill in for a vacancy
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Kanji
ケイ   in charge   かかり charge, duty   かか to relate to   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ケイ    system; lineage   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シ   いと thread   
チョウ   なが long   
キュウ   いそ to hurry   
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シン   こころ heart   
corner
yo = to yell / say hi
ジ   やめる quit   
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シン   から spicy   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ゼツ   した tongue   
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セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
マイ   うめる to bury   うまる be buried   うもれる be buried (in oblivion)   
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リ   さと village   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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