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かれ
ひじ
わたし
わきばら
脇腹
つついた
He elbowed me in the ribs.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
noun
elbow
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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0
noun
1. side; flank  (see also: 横腹)
2. illegitimate child; child born by someone other than one's wife
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2
Most common form: 突く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge  (often written with kana only)
2. to peck at (one's food); to pick at
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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   
ひじ elbow   
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ニク body part   
スン   inch
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
わき armpit   
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3x the effort
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
フク   はら stomach, abdomen   
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make the man go all day
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
go
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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