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さいとう
斉藤
せんしゅ
選手
ちち
じない
じゅうどう
柔道
せたい
パリ
ごりん
五輪
けつい
決意
かた
った

Saito said he was determined to live up to his father's name by demonstrating his judo skills in the Paris Olympics.
Conjugations and inflections
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Names
さいとう   Saitou   (place name, surname)  
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Words
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noun
player (in game); team member
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noun
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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expression, 'i' adjective
true to one's name; living up to one's name  (usu. as 〜の名に恥じない)
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noun
judo
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to show; to display
2. to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...
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Paris (France)  (often written with kana only)
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noun
Olympic rings; Olympics
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decision; determination; resolution
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. to recite; to chant
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Kanji
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セイ    equal   
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トウ   ふじ wisteria   
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セン   えら choose   
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シュ   hand   て    た-    
フ   ちち father   
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メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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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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ジュウ   ニュウ   やわらかい soft   
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ドウ   トウ   みち road   
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ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
リン   わ wheel   
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ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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イ    idea   
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ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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