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じょうだん
冗談
じゃない
あの
ひと
わたし
どうよう
同様
いしゃ
医者
なんかじゃない
You can’t be serious! He’s no more a doctor than I am.
Grammar and points of interest
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Words
expression
1. It's no joke
2. Gimme a break!; Sod that!
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interjection (kandoushi)
say; well; errr ...
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noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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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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identical; equal to; same (kind); like; similarity
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noun
(medical) doctor; physician  (see also: お医者さん; pol. お医者さん; sensitive)
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expression, suffix
things like ...; or something like that ... (often derogatory)
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expression, 'i' adjective
1. is not; am not; are not  (from ではない)
2. isn't it?
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Kanji
ジョウ    superfluous   
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cover; covered   
キ    table   
ダン    discussion   
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エン   ほのお blaze, flame   
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カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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eight
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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
ドウ   おな same   
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wide mouth
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wide
ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
スイ   みず water   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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stick   
イ    doctor   
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シ   や arrow   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
side open box
シャ   もの person, someone   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
old
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