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かれ
かた
けっしん
決心
していたので
われわれ
我々
かれ
したが
わせる
ことできなかった
He was determined, and we couldn't bend him.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
Most common form: 硬い
1. hard; solid; tough  (esp. 固い amp 堅い for wood, 硬い for metal and stone)
2. stiff; tight; wooden; unpolished (e.g. writing)
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1 3
determination; resolution
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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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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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0
Most common form: 我我
we
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4
Most common form: 順う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
to abide (by the rules); to obey; to follow; to accompany
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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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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable  (often written with kana only)
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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   かた tough, hard, strict   
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かた hard   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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スイ   みず water   
カイ   ケツ    decide, determine   
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シン   こころ heart   
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
(kanji repetition symbol)   
ジュウ   ショウ   ジュ   したが to obey   したがえる to be accompanied by   
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eight
ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
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