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かれ
かわいそうな
やっこ
いわんばかり
わたしたち
私達
じっと

They looked at us, as much as to say, "Poor creature."
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
they (usually male); them
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4
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. servant (esp. a samurai's attendant)
2. chivalrous man (c. Edo period)
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0
Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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particle
1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than  (often written with kana only)
2. approximately; about  (often written with kana only)
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3
Most common form: 私たち
we; us
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0 3
1. motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still  (じーっと is more emphatic. 凝乎と is rare.; onomatopoeic or mimetic word; often written with kana only)
2. fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think)  (often written with kana only)
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1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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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   
ド   guy
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
タツ    arrive   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
move
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
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