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かれ
わいろ
賄賂
つか
使
って
しょうにん
証人
くち
ふう
じた

They bribed the witness into silence.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
they (usually male); them
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1
noun
bribe; sweetener; douceur
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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0
noun
witness
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ichidan verb, expression
to silence; shut someone up
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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   
ワイ    bribe   まかな to provide for, to board   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
ユウ   ウ   あ to possess; to exist   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ロ    bribe   
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カク   each; every   おのおの each   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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go
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使
シ   つか to use   
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リ    official   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ショウ    evidence   
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セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
フウ   ホウ    seal   
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ケイ    jewel; corner   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
スン   inch
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