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かれ
ただ
うそ
つくこと
こば
んだ
という
りゆう
理由
だけ
じぶん
自分
ちい
地位
うしな
った

He lost his position only because he refused to tell a lie.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1
1. ordinary; common; usual  (often written with kana only)
2. free of charge  (only 只; often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: うそ
noun
1. lie; falsehood; incorrect fact
2. Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!  (colloquialism)
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Most common form: 突く
'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to prick; to stab
2. to poke; to prod; to push; to thrust; to nudge; to hit; to strike
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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
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
to refuse; to reject; to decline
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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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0
noun
reason; pretext; motive
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particle
1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone  (see also: しか; often written with kana only)
2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
2. I; me
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1
noun
(social) position; status
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
to lose; to part with
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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   
うそ a lie   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キョ   コ    void   
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とら tiger   
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divining rod
シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
almost lined up
キョ   こば to refuse   
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キョ    huge   
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side open box
hand
リ    logic   
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リ   さと village   
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   
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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ジ   シ   みずか self   
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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トウ   かたな sword   
katakana 'ha'; eight
チ   ジ    ground   
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ヤ   to be
イ   くらい rank   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
シツ   うしな to lose   
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シ   や arrow   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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