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かれ
けの
かわ
はごうとしたむりだった
I tried in vain to catch him out.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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5
noun
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing
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1
Most common form: 剥ぐ
'gu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay; to bark; to disrobe
2. to strip of (e.g. clothes, rank); to deprive of; to divest  (this meaning is restricted to reading はぐ)
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1. to try to ...; to be about to do ...  (after the volitional form of verb)
2. to decide to ...  (after the dictionary form of verb)
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1
Most common form: 無理
1. unreasonable; unnatural; unjustifiable
2. impossible
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0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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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   
カ   ケ   ばける to change   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
さじ spoon   
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