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かのじょ
彼女
いつも
こうふく
幸福
そう
だった
じっさい
実際
けっ
して
しあわ
なかった
She always looked, but never was, happy.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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1
adverb, noun
1. always; usually; every time  (often written with kana only)
2. never  (with neg. verb; often written with kana only)
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0
happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being  (mainly literary)
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0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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0
1. practicality; practical
2. reality; actuality; actual conditions
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0 4
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way  (with neg. verb)
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0
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
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1
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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Kanji
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
コウ   さち    しあわ    さいわ happiness   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
フク    fortune, blessing   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
フク    fill   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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デン   た rice field   
ジツ    fruit; reality   み fruit, nut   みの to bear fruit   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
roof   
サイ    occasion   きわ    -ぎわ edge   
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hill   
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サイ   まつ festival   まつ to deify, enshrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニク body part   
ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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スイ   みず water   
カイ   ケツ    decide, determine   
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