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かれ
るいしん
累進
して
ついに
ぶちょう
部長
なった
He gradually rose to higher positions, finally becoming the department head.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
successive promotion; gradual promotion; graduated
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1
1. finally; at last  (often written with kana only)
2. in the end  (with a verb in negative form; often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. head (chief, director) of a section or department
2. head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team  (see also: 倶楽部)
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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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   
ルイ    accumulate   
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シ   いと thread   
デン   た rice field   
シン   すす to advance   すすめる to promote, push   
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little bird
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move
ブ   part
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standing mouths
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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おおざと group, community, large village   
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チョウ   なが long   
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