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かれ
ような
へいへいぼんぼん
平々凡々
たる
しゅじんこう
主人公
めずら
しい

It's rare to have such a plain and ordinary protagonist.
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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0
very ordinary; mediocre; all-too-common; quite commonplace  (yojijukugo)
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2
noun
1. protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story)
2. head of household
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4
1. unusual; rare; curious
2. new; novel
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ヘイ   ビョウ   たい flat   ひら ordinary; flat   
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eight
カン   dry; drying frame   ひ to get dry   ほ to dry (something), to air   
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(kanji repetition symbol)   
ハン   ボン    simple, mediocre   
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キ    table   
dot   
シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コウ   おおやけ official, public   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ム   private
チン   めずらしい rare, unusual   
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furry man
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
fur, bristles, beard   
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