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かれ
とくべつ
特別
ばあい
場合
のぞ
いて
けっ
して
さけ
まない

He never drinks save on special occasions.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
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0
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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expression
except; save
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0 4
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way  (with neg. verb)
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1
noun
alcohol; sake  (see also: お酒)
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1
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drink; to gulp; to swallow; to take (medicine)  (呑む is often used metaphorically, 服む is often used for medicine)
2. to smoke (tobacco)  (see also: 喫む; also written 喫む)
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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   
トク    special   
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ギュウ   うし cow   
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ベツ   separated   わかれる to be separated   
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wrap
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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トウ   かたな sword   
ジョウ   ば place   
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ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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pig
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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assembly, gathering   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジ   ジョ   のぞ to exclude; to remove   
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ヨ   surplus; left over; extra   あま to leave over   あま to be left over   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウ    from   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
hook
katakana 'ha'; eight
hill   
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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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シュ   さけ    さか- sake   
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sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
イン   の to drink   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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corner
eat; food
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