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とうだい
東大
めざして
がんば
頑張
ってきました
かんが
えました

I was going to try to get into Tokyo University, but I've changed my mind.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
Most common form: 目ざす
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to aim at; to have an eye on
2. to go toward; to head for
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3
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to persevere; to persist; to keep at it; to hang on; to hold out; to do one's best
2. to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion)
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3
noun
1. thinking; thought; view; opinion; concept
2. idea; notion; imagination
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0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
2. to reform; to revise; to amend
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Kanji
トウ   ひがし east   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ガン    stubborn   
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ゲン   ガン   origin; original   もと origin   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
legs
ページ page, leaf of a book   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
チョウ   は to stretch   
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チョウ   なが long   
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
コウ   かんがえる to think about, consider   
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reach
old
ヘン   unusual   かえる to alter, change   かわる to change   
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go
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また again; also   
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セキ   シャク   あか    あか red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
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