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そふ
祖父
だいじ
大事
にしていた
ソファー
える
ことにしました
I decided to reupholster the sofa my grandfather treasured.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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1. grandfather
2. old man  (see also: ; this meaning is restricted to reading おおじ)
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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
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1
Most common form: ソファ
noun
sofa; couch
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Most common form: はり替える
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper
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1. to decide to  (often written with kana only)
2. to pretend that  (after the past tense form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ソ    ancestor   
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and another, moreover   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ジ   シ   しめ to show   
フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
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 person   
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
チョウ   は to stick   
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かい shellfish   
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セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらな to tell fortunes   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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divining rod
タイ   かえる to replace   かわる to be replaced   
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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