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あなたは
うそ
嘘
をついた
ことを
は
恥
じる
べきだ。
You ought to be ashamed of yourself for lying.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
あ な た 2
1. you (referring to someone of equal or lower status)  (貴女 refers only to females and 貴男 refers only to males; often written with kana only; polite (teineigo) language)
2. dear (what a wife calls a husband)
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Most common form: 嘘を付く
expression, 'ku' godan verb
to tell a lie; to fib
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こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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は じ る 2
to feel ashamed
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べ き 1
auxiliary
1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done  (suf. to verbs; often written with kana only)
2. -able  (passive ending; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
嘘
うそ a lie   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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虚
キョ   コ    void   
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虍
とら tiger   
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卜
divining rod
厂
cliff
七
シチ   ななつ    なな    なの seven   
业
almost lined up
恥
チ   はじ shame   はじる to feel ashamed   はじらう to be shy   はずかしい ashamed   
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耳
ジ   みみ ear   
心
シン   こころ heart   
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