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かれ
いろいろ
たにん
他人
けってん
欠点
あげつらうのにうんざりしてしまったそこで
かれ
こと
なん
でも
たとえどんなにくだらなくてそのまま
みと
める
ことしている
He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
1. various  (often written with kana only)
2. various colors (colours)  (archaic)
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0
noun
1. another person; other people; others  (see also: )
2. unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)  (this meaning is restricted to reading たにん)
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3 0
noun
1. fault; defect; flaw; weak point; weakness; shortcoming; drawback  (opposite: 美点)
2. failure (in an examination); failing grade
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4
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to discuss  (often written with kana only)
2. to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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3
tedious; boring; being fed up with  (onomatopoeic or mimetic word)
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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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0
conjunction
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore  (often written with kana only)
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1
they (usually male); them
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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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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 4
Most common form: なんでも
expression, adverb
1. any; whatever one likes; by all means; anything; everything  (often written with kana only)
expression
2. I am told; I understand; they say; I hear  (at start of sentence; often written with kana only)
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0
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing; supposing that; -ever  (often paired with ても, でも, and とも; often written with kana only)
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how; how much
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0
good-for-nothing; stupid; trivial; worthless  (often written with kana only)
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4
1. without change; as it is (i.e. now)  (often written with kana only)
2. just like; extremely similar  (often written with kana only)
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4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice
2. to deem; to judge; to assess
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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   
タ   ほか other   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヤ   to be
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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corner
テン    spot, point   
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fire
セン   しめる to occupy, hold   うらな to tell fortunes   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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divining rod
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
ニン   みとめる to recognize, to perceive, to approve of   
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ニン   しの to endure; lie hidden   しのばせる to conceal   
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ジン   は blade   
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dot   
トウ   かたな sword   
シン   こころ heart   
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