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かれ
てっぺん
すこ
はげた
しず
かな
おとこ

He's a quiet man, a little bald on top.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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3
noun
1. top; summit; apex; peak  (often written with kana only)
2. twelve o'clock (usu. midnight)  (often in てっぺんを回る or てっぺん回る; often written with kana only; slang; this meaning is restricted to reading てっぺん)
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2
adverb, noun
1. small quantity; little; few; something
2. little while
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2
Most common form: 剝げる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to come off; to be worn off  (often written with kana only)
2. to fade; to discolor; to discolour  (often written with kana only)
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1
1. quiet; silent
2. slow; unhurried
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3
noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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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   
ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
セイ   ジョウ   しず quiet, still   しずまる to become still   しずめる to becalm, to quell   
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ソウ   あらそ to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
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corner
slashed yo
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yo; yell
セイ   ショウ   あお-    あお blue   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
デン   た rice field   
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