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たなか
田中
きみ
ため
ひとしばいう
一芝居打
っている
んだ
Tanaka is putting on an act for you.
Grammar and points of interest
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Words
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1. you; buddy; pal  (also used colloquially by young females; male term or language; familiar language)
noun
2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master  (orig. meaning)
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noun
the same (age, social status); peer  (colloquialism)
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expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone  (see also: 芝居を打つ)
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Most common form: のです
expression
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; it is that ...
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Kanji
デン   た rice field   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
クン   きみ you   
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slashed yo
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
しば lawn   
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シン   こ    の of   
grass   
キョ   い to exist, to be present   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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corpse
ダ   う to strike   
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hand
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
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