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わたし
私
はもっと
てき
敵
の
ていこう
抵抗
があると
ふ
踏
んでいた
が、むしろ
ちゅうすう
中枢
に
ちか
近
づく
ほど
てき
敵
が
へ
減
ってきている
。
I had expected more resistance from the enemy, but if anything there are fewer of them as we
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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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も っ と 1
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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て き 3
Most common form: てき
noun
1. opponent; rival; adversary
2. menace; danger; threat; enemy
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て い こ う 0
1. resistance; opposition; standing up to
2. reluctance; repulsion; repugnance
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あ る 1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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ふ む 0
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to step on; to tread on
2. to experience; to undergo
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む し ろ 1
rather; better; instead  (often written with kana only)
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ち ゅ う す う 0
centre; center; pivot; mainstay; nucleus; backbone; central figure; pillar; key man
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ち か づ く 3 ち か づ く 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to approach; to draw near; to get close
2. to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
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ほ ど 0 ほ ど 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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へ る 0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
敵
テキ   かたき enemy   
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啇
old trader
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商
ショウ   trader   あきなう to trade, deal in   
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立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
冏
bright   
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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儿
legs
古
コ   ふるい old   -ふるす to grow old   
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十
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
丨
stick   
攵
ぼく strike   
抵
テイ    resist   
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氐
first family
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氏
シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
扌
hand
抗
コウ    resist; anti-   
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亢
コウ    high spirits   
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几
キ    table   
亠
lid
踏
トウ   ふむ step on   ふまえる to be based on   
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⻊
ソク   あし foot; leg   たす to add   たる    たりる to be sufficient   
沓
くつ shoes   
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水
スイ   みず water   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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枢
スウ    hinge   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
区
ク    ward   
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㐅
crossed swords
匚
side open box
近
キン   ちかい close   
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斤
キン   axe
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丅
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだる to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
⺁
cliff
⻌
move
減
ゲン   へる become less   へらす reduce   
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咸
all, together, same   
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戊
number 5, 5th   
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戈
tasseled spear
氵
スイ   みず water   
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