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かのじょ
彼女
デート
さそ
った
ことわ
られてしまった

I asked her out on a date but was unfortunately turned down.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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1
date; go on a date
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0
Most common form: さそう
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to invite; to ask; to call (for)  (いざなう is arch)
2. to tempt; to lure; to induce
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Most common form: あえなく
sadly; tragically  (often written with kana only)
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3
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to refuse; to reject; to dismiss; to turn down; to decline
2. to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance
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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   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ユウ   さそ to invite   
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シュウ    excellent   ひいでる to surpass   
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ノ    whereupon; from (kana); splitting away from   
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three
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
grain
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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カン    daring   
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ぼく strike   
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
ジ   みみ ear   
ム   ブ   な not   
ダン   ことわ to refuse, to decline   た to cut off   
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
shelf
キン   axe
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cliff
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