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しょうはい
小輩
ですが
かいしゃ
会社
さいけん
再建
こころざし
あります
Though I'm only a small person, I have a strong intention of restructuring the company.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
noun
lowly person
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noun
1. body
2. oneself
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1
conjunction
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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0
noun
1. company; corporation
2. workplace
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0
1. rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation
2. protoform reconstruction  (linguistics terminology)
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noun
will; intention; motive
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ハイ    colleague   
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ヒ   mistake
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シャ   くるま car   
シン   み body, person   
カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
シャ    company   やしろ Shinto shrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
サイ   サ   ふたた again   
ケン   コン   た to be built   たてる to build   
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long stride
writing brush
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シ   こころざ to plan, to intend   こころざし good intention   
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シ   samurai
シン   こころ heart   
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