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せん
める
われわれ
我々
アメリカ
じじょう
事情
はなはだ
うと
かった
ということになる
In short, we were quite ignorant of the situation in America.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to boil down; to condense
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Most common form: 我我
we
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noun
1. America  (often written with kana only)
2. United States of America  (often written with kana only)
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noun
circumstances; consideration; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
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very; greatly; exceedingly  (often written with kana only)
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1. distant; estranged; disinterested
2. poorly informed; unfamiliar; ignorant  (usu. as 〜に疎い; opposite: 詳しい)
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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 事になる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. it has been decided (so) that; it has been arranged (so) that  (usu. sentence ending; often written with kana only)
2. it is the result (of); it is the outcome  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
セン   boil   い to fry   
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ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
fire
キツ   つめる to cram into   つまる to be packed   つ to be checkmated   
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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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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ジョウ   セイ   なさ emotion; circumstances   
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heart
セイ   ショウ   あお-    あお blue   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ソ   うと estranged from   うと to shun, slight   
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roll / bolt of cloth   
ソク   たば bundle   たばねる to tie in a bundle   
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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   
stick   
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