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はなみ
花見
うたげ
さいしょ
最初
あいさつ
挨拶
まか
された

I was entrusted with the opening greeting for the cherry blossom–viewing party.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
noun
cherry blossom viewing party
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'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
beginning; outset; first; onset
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1. greeting; greetings; salutation; salute; polite set phrase used when meeting or parting from somebody
2. polite set phrase used to express apology, sympathy, congratulations, etc.
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to entrust; to leave to a person
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Kanji
カ   はな flower   
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grass   
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
さじ spoon   
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
エン    banquet, feast   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
roof   
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   
ショ   はつ    うい-    はじ beginning   -ぞ first doing of   
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
トウ   かたな sword   
アイ    to push open   
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private arrow
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ム   private
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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
hand
サツ    to be imminent   
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wavy river   
セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
ニン    responsibility   まか    まかせる to entrust (to)   
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ニン    #9, 9th; burden   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
シ   samurai
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