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かれ
わたし
さんせい
賛成
であること
あらわ
ためにうなずいた
He nodded to show that he agreed with me.
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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0
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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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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3
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to represent; to signify; to stand for  (esp. 表す, 表わす)
2. to reveal; to show; to display  (esp. 現す, 現わす)
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2
conjunction
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of  (often written with kana only)
2. because of; as a result of  (often written with kana only)
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3 0
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
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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
サン    agreement, praise   
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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tasseled spear
wrap
ヒョウ   おもて surface, front   あらわ to show, to represent   あらわれる to be present, to appear   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
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