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われわれ
我々
かれ
たいりつこうほ
対立候補
として
ようりつ
擁立
した

We put him up as a rival candidate.
Grammar and points of interest
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Words
0
Most common form: 我我
we
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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5
noun
rival candidate; opposing candidate
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expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
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0
backing (for a position); support
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Kanji
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
(kanji repetition symbol)   
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
タイ   ツイ    vis-a-vis   
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スン   inch
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
コウ    climate   そうろう to be   
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コウ    daimyo   
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katakana 'yu'
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ホ   おぎな to supply, to make up for, to compensate for   
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ホ    the first time   
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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dot   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
ヨウ    hug, embrace   
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ヨウ    softening, mitigation   
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little bird
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short, tiny   
lid
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