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ひとびと
人々
きみ
ひひょう
批評
もと
める
ほんとう
本当
めてもらいたい
だけ
People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
Most common form: 人人
each person; people; men and women; everybody
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0
1. you; buddy; pal  (also used colloquially by young females; male term or language; familiar language)
noun
2. monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master  (orig. meaning)
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criticism; review; commentary
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to want; to wish for
2. to request; to demand
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0
1. truth; reality; actuality; fact
2. proper; right; correct; official
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2
Most common form: 褒める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone
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particle
1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone  (see also: しか; often written with kana only)
2. as (e.g. as soon as, as much as)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
(kanji repetition symbol)   
クン   きみ you   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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slashed yo
ヒ    criticism   
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ヒ   くらべる to compare   
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さじ spoon   
hand
ヒョウ    criticism   
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ヘイ   ビョウ   たい flat   ひら ordinary; flat   
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eight
カン   dry; drying frame   ひ to get dry   ほ to dry (something), to air   
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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   
キュウ   もとめる to request, want, demand   
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dot   
スイ   みず water   
ホン   book   もと origin   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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stick   
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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small
yo = to yell / say hi
ヨ   ほま glory, honour   
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thrive, prosper   
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small
table
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