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かれ
いや
いいたげ
おこ
っている
のようにくびをふった
He shook his head as if to say "No".
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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2
Most common form: いや
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
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0
Most common form: 言う
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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2
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get angry; to get mad
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to tell someone off; to scold  (this meaning is restricted to reading おこる)
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expression, adverb
1. like; similar to  (often written with kana only)
2. as with; in the same way  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 首を振る
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to shake one's head  (see also: 頭を振る, かぶりを振る)
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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   
ケン   ゲン   いや disagreeable   きら to dislike   
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ケン   double   かねる to be unable to; to double up as   
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grain
ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ド   angry   おこ    いか to be angry   
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ド   guy
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シン   こころ heart   
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