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さいきん
最近
はき
覇気
ない
わかもの
若者
えている

These days, more and more young people lack ambition.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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noun
1. spirit; drive; vigour; vigor
2. ambition; aspiration
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1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
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ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to increase; to multiply
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Kanji
サイ   もっと most   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キン   ちか close   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
move
ハ    domination   
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west
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
カク   かわ leather   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
廿
twenty; 20   にじゅう twenty   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
キ   ケ    spirit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
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    
grass   
シャ   もの person, someone   
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old
ゾウ   ま to increase/grow   ふえる to increase/multiply   ふやす to increase/augment   
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ソウ   ゾ   formerly
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eight
デン   た rice field   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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