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Grammar and points of interest
いけない, ならない etc
いけない, ならない etc
various ways to express obligation
彼はあまりうまくやっていないが、全力をつくしているということは認めなくてはいけない。
あまり + negative adjective / verb
あまり + negative adjective / verb
not much
彼はあまりうまくやっていないが、全力をつくしているということは認めなくてはいけない。
Conjugations and inflections
Words
pronoun
1. he; him2. his
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'na' adjective, adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant (often written with kana only)(click the word to view an additional 2 meanings and 3 forms, examples and links)
Most common form: 甘い
1. skillful; skilful; clever; expert; wise; successful (esp. 上手い,巧い; often written with kana only)
2. delicious; appetizing; appetising; tasty (esp. 美味い,甘い; often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to do; to undertake; to perform; to play (a game); to study (see also: 為る; often written with kana only; colloquialism)2. to send; to dispatch; to despatch (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: ぜんりょく
noun, 'no' adjective
all one's power; whole energy(click the word for examples and links)
Most common form: 尽す
1. to exhaust; to run out
2. to devote; to serve (a person); to befriend
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expression
1. called; named (often written with kana only)2. as many as; as much as (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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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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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to recognize; to recognise; to observe; to notice2. to deem; to judge; to assess
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particle
1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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Kanji
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