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かれ
きんべん
勤勉
だったけれどもときには
べんきょう
勉強
したくない
ことあった
Hardworking as he was, sometimes he felt disinclined to study.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
diligent; industrious
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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1
Most common form: けど
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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Most common form: 時には
expression, adverb
at times; occasionally
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0
1. study
2. diligence
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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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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (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   
キン   ゴン   つとめる to work   つとまる to be fit for   
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キン   すみれ violet   
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シュ   ス   master   ぬし landlord   おも main   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
grass   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
ベン    exertion   
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メン   まぬかれる to escape, be exempted from   
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corner
legs
キョウ   ゴウ   つよ strong   つよまる to get stronger   つよめる to strengthen   しいる to compel, to force   
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ム   private
チュウ   むし insect   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
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