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かれ
しょうじきいってつ
正直一徹
ところが
でも
ゆうずう
融通
かない

I like how he is resolutely honest, but he is inflexible.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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stubbornly honest  (yojijukugo)
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3
conjunction
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless; on the contrary; as a matter of fact; despite  (often written with kana only)
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2
liking; fondness; love  (opposite: 嫌い)
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1
conjunction
1. but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so
particle
2. even
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expression, 'ku' godan verb
to be flexible; to be accommodating
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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   
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なお to correct   なお to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
テツ    to go through, to pierce   
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イク   そだ to grow up   そだてる    はぐく to raise, to rear   
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private lidded
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ム   private
lid
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ぼく strike   
コウ   この    す to like   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   ス   こ child   
ユウ    melt, dissolve   
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チュウ   むし insect   
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dot   
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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tripod
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wide
legs
カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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use your ma
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
katakana 'ma'
move
リ    effective, interest, profit, advantage   き to be effective   
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grain
トウ   かたな sword   
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