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わたし
わきめ
脇目
らず
まっすぐ
ある
いていった

I walked straight ahead without looking to the side.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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expression
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; singlemindedly
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3
1. straight (ahead); direct; upright; erect  (often written with kana only)
2. straightforward; honest; frank  (often written with kana only)
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2
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to walk
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Kanji
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   
ニク body part   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
シン   ふ    ふれる to wield, swing, wave   ふるう to wield, swing; prosper   
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シン   たつ dragon; 7-9 am   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
cliff
hand
ホ   フ   ブ   ある    あゆ to walk   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
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