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かれ
わざと
おく
れて
ほぼ
たし
わたし
おも
っている

I'm pretty sure he came late on purpose.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
pronoun
1. he; him
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1
on purpose  (often written with kana only)
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0
Most common form: 後れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  (see also: 遅刻)
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almost; roughly; approximately  (often written with kana only)
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1
1. sure; certain; positive; definite
2. reliable; trustworthy; safe; sound; firm; accurate; correct; exact
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0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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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   
チ   おそ late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
corpse
move
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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eight
ミ    not yet   
カク   たし certain   たしかめる to make certain   
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crane; flying bird
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little bird
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cover; covered   
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
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