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かれ
彼
は
わたし
私
が
なの
名乗
る
すき
隙
も
あた
与
えず
、
はな
話
し
はじ
始
めた
。
Before I could state my name, he began to talk.
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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な の る 2
Most common form: 名告る
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to call oneself (name, label, etc.); to give one's name (as); to impersonate or claim (to be someone)
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expression, adverb
before one could; in no time at all; without a gap  (usu. after plain verb)
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は な し 3
noun
1. talk; speech; chat; story; conversation
2. discussions; negotiation; argument
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は じ め る 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to start; to begin; to commence; to initiate; to originate
2. to open (e.g. a store); to start up; to establish (business. etc.)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
名
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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夕
セキ   ゆう night   
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タ
katakana 'ta'
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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乗
ジョウ   load; power   のる to board   のせる to load on   
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隙
ゲキ   すき a gap   
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小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
⻖
hill   
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与
ヨ   あたえる to grant, give, bestow   
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丂
reach
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
話
ワ   はなす to talk   はなし talking   
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舌
ゼツ   した tongue   
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千
セン   1000; thousand   ち 1000   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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始
シ   はじめる to begin, to start (something)   はじまる to begin, to commence   
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女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
台
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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