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かれ
わたし
うで
つかんで
はな
してくれなかった

He took hold of my arm and never let me loose.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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2
noun
1. arm
2. skill; efforts; ability
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2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to seize; to catch; to grasp; to grip; to grab; to hold; to catch hold of; to lay one's hands on; to clutch  (often written with kana only)
2. to understand; to grasp; to comprehend  (often written with kana only)
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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to release; to let go; to free; to set free; to let loose; to turn loose
2. to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
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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   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ワン   うで arm   
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ニク body part   
あて address, destination   あてる to address   
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roof   
at night you seal
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
seal
ホウ   はな    はな to let go   はなれる to get free of   ほう to throw (away)   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
ぼく strike   
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