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かれ
そうする
かぎ
かんが
えた
それまことに
けんめい
賢明
であった
He thought, and very wisely, that it was best to do so.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1. so; really; seeming
2. appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of  (after masu stem or adj-stem)
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2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to restrict; to limit; to confine
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
2. to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
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4 3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to think about; to take into consideration
2. to ponder; to reflect; to try to come at a conclusion; to think over (something)
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1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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1
Most common form: 誠に
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very; quite  (see also: 実に)
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0
wisdom; intelligence; prudence
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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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   
ゲン   かぎ to limit, restrict   
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good
hill   
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コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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reach
old
ケン   かしこ wise   
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かた hard   
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シン   ジン    subject, retainer   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
メイ   ミョウ   あかり light   あかるい bright   あかるむ to brighten   あからむ to become luminous (at dawn)   あきらか obvious   あかす to lay bare   あ to open   あける to empty   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
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