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かれ
はたち
20歳
になったのにまだ
おんな
おしゃべりすることに
おくびょう
臆病

Even though he's 20, he's still too timid to chat with girls.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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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; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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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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3
expression, noun
1. girl; daughter
2. young woman
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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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1
1. especially; particularly; unusually; above all
2. additionally  (archaic)
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3
Most common form: おく病
cowardice; timidity
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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   
サイ   セイ    X years old, year-end   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   ス   こ child   
オク    timid   
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ニク body part   
イ    idea   
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オン   イン   sound   おと    ね    
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
シン   こころ heart   
ヘイ   ビョウ   やまい illness   や to fall ill   
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ヘイ    #3, 3rd   
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ナイ   ダイ   うち inside   
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wide
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ill; illness
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