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たと
えば
ちち
しごと
仕事
タイミング
ひじょう
非常
たいせつ
大切
であり
かれ
どうりょう
同僚
こまごましたこと
わないで
しおどき
潮時
というものある
たり
たりすること
ときどき
時々
あった
For instance, in my father's business the timing of sales and purchases was very important, and he would sometimes write or say to his colleagues "There is a tide," without going into detail.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
for example; for instance; e.g.
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1 2
noun
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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0
1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task
2. work  (physics terminology)
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2
trade; buying and selling
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0
noun
timing
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0
1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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0
1. important; necessary; indispensable
2. beloved; precious; dear; cherished; valuable
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
noun
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
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3
Most common form: 細細
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
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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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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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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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0
noun
1. tidal hour
2. right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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3 2 0
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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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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particle
1. -ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going")  (as …たり…たり, after the ren'youkei forms of multiple verbs)
2. (used adverbially) doing such things as...
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1
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to write; to compose; to pen
2. to draw; to paint  (see also: 描く)
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0
sometimes; at times
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Kanji
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レイ   example   たとえる to illustrate, to compare   たとえば for example   
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フ   ちち father   
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シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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バイ   か to buy   
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ヒ   mistake
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ジョウ   つね usual, normal   とこ- endless, unchanging   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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セツ   サイ   き to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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ヒ   かれ he   
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ドウ   おな same   
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リョウ    companion   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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チョウ   しお tide   
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ジ   とき time, occasion   
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ショ   か to write   
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