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ぼく
わか
ころ
たんき
短気
だった
I was short-tempered when I was young.
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Words
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Most common form: ぼく
1. I; me  (male term or language)
2. you  (used addressing young children)
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expression, noun, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
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quick temper; short temper
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
ボク    me, I   
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ホク   わずらわしい troublesome   
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almost lined up
grass   
フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ジャク   ニャク   わか young   もしくは or   
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ウ   ユウ   みぎ right   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
ころ time   
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ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
さじ spoon   
タン   みじか short   
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トウ   ズ   まめ bean   
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シ   や arrow   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
キ   ケ    spirit   
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second   おつ    
crossed swords
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