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かのじょ
彼女
うしな
った
ので
わたし
かのじょ
彼女
たお
れない
ように
ささ
えなければならなかった

She fainted, and I had to hold her to keep her from falling.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. she; her
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0
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to lose; to part with
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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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3
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to fall; to collapse; to drop; to fall senseless  (see also: 崩れる, 倒す; this meaning is restricted to form 倒れる)
2. to be forced to bed (by illness, etc.)
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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0 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to support; to prop; to sustain; to underlay; to hold up
2. to hold at bay; to stem; to check
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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   
キ   ケ    spirit   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
シツ   うしな to lose   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
トウ   たおれる to fall over   たお to knock down   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
トウ    arrive   
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シ   いた to reach, to lead to   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
トウ   かたな sword   
シ   ささえる to support   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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