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かれ
せんじん
先人
おな
みち
あゆ
こと
めいよ
名誉
しん
じている

He believes it to be an honor to follow in his predecessor's footsteps.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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noun
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
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noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
1. same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
2. (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
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Most common form:
noun
1. road; street; way; path; course; route; lane
2. distance; ways (e.g. "a long ways")
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2
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to walk; to go on foot
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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honor; honour; credit; prestige
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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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   
セン   さき ahead   
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whereupon by the ground
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
legs
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ドウ   おな same   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ドウ   トウ   みち road   
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シュ   くび neck; head   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
grass   
move
ホ   フ   ブ   ある    あゆ to walk   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
メイ   ミョウ   な name   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
ヨ   ほま glory, honour   
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thrive, prosper   
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small
table
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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シン    trust, faith   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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