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かれ
彼
は
じだい
時代
の
なが
流
れに
おく
遅
れないようにしている。
He is trying to keep up with the current of the times.
Grammar and points of interest
〜ようにする 〜ようにする
 
make sure to, be sure to, try concertedly to (do something)
彼は時代の流れに遅れないようにしている。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
彼は時代の流れに遅れないようにしている。
negative + ようにする negative + ようにする
 
try not to do
彼は時代の流れに遅れないようにしている。
〜にする 〜にする
 
to make something ~; to decide on ~
彼は時代の流れに遅れないようにしている。
particle に particle に
 
time indicator
彼は時代の流れに遅れないようにしている。
particle に particle に
 
an overview of the uses of に
彼は時代の流れに遅れないようにしている。
Conjugations and inflections
  遅れない is the plain negative form of ichidan verb 遅れる   ALL INFLECTIONS
  している is the progressive form of irregular verb 'suru' する   ALL INFLECTIONS
Words
か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
2. his
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じ だ い 0
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), noun
1. period; epoch; era; age
2. the times; those days
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な が れ 3
noun
1. stream; current; flow
2. course of events
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お く れ る 0
Most common form: 後れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  (see also: 遅刻)
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よ う 1
Most common form: 陽
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: 陰)
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
代
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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弋
shoot
亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
流
ル   リュウ   ながれる to flow   ながす to pour out, to flush　   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
㐬
private lidded river
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private lidded
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厶
ム   private
亠
lid
川
セン   かわ river   
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
遅
チ   おそい late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
尸
corpse
⻌
move
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