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かれ
でんどう
電動
タイプライター
しかった
ゆうじん
友人
かれ
せて
ワープロ
わせた

He wanted to buy an electric typewriter but his friend talked him into buying a word processor.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
electric
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4
Most common form: タイプライタ
noun
typewriter
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2
1. wanted; wished for; in need of; desired  (see also: 欲しがる)
auxiliary adjective
2. I want (you) to  (after the -te form of a verb; often written with kana only)
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0
noun
friend  (see also: 友達; more formal than 友達)
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4
Most common form: 説伏せる
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
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0
noun
word processor  (computer terminology; abbreviation)
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value; to have a high opinion
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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   
デン    electricity   
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electricity
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second   おつ    
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
フ   あめ rain   
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ドウ   うご to move, to stir   うごかす to shift, to move   
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ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
ヨク   ほしい want   ほっする to want   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
corner
コク   たに valley   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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legs
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
フク   ふ to prostrate onself   ふせる lay (face) down   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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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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dot   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
バイ   か to buy   
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net
かい shellfish   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
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