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かれ
彼
は
はたち
20歳
になったのに、まだ
おんな
女
の
こ
子
とおしゃべりすることに
おくびょう
臆病
だ。
Even though he's 20, he's still too timid to chat with girls.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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は た ち 1
Most common form: 二十歳
noun
1. 20 years old
2. twenty  (archaic)
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
1. becomes; will become; turns out  (often written with kana only)
2. to do  (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.; honorific; often written with kana only)
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particle
1. although; despite; even though; and yet
2. whereas; while
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ま だ 1
1. as yet; hitherto; only; still  (often written with kana only)
2. not yet (with negative verb)  (often written with kana only)
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お ん な の こ 3
expression, noun
1. girl; daughter
2. young woman
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お し ゃ べ り 2
1. chattering; talk; idle talk; chat; chitchat; gossip  (often written with kana only)
2. chatty; talkative; chatterbox; blabbermouth  (often written with kana only)
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こ と に 1
1. especially; particularly; unusually; above all
2. additionally  (archaic)
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お く び ょ う 3
Most common form: おく病
cowardice; timidity
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
歳
サイ   セイ    X years old, year-end   
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止
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
小
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
戌
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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戊
number 5, 5th   
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戈
tasseled spear
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
女
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
子
シ   ス   こ child   
臆
オク    timid   
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⺼
ニク body part   
意
イ    idea   
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音
オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
立
リツ   リュウ   たつ to stand   たてる to build   
心
シン   こころ heart   
病
ヘイ   ビョウ   やまい illness   やむ to fall ill   
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丙
ヘイ    #3, 3rd   
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内
ナイ   ダイ   うち inside   
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冂
wide
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
疒
ill; illness
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