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くるま
いちだい
一台
って
くだ
さい
そのセールスマン
わたし
しつこく
った

That salesman was persistent in asking me to buy a car.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0
Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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2
noun
one machine; one vehicle
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value; to have a high opinion
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4
noun
salesman
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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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Most common form: しつっこい
1. insistent; obstinate; persistent; tenacious
2. too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy; greasy
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1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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Kanji
シャ   くるま car   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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バイ   か to buy   
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net
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
カ   ゲ   した below, under   しも bottom part   もと under (influence)   さげる to lower, to reduce   さがる to be lowered   くだ to descend   くだ to judge   くださる to give   おろす to drop off (passenger)   おりる to get off (train)   
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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grain
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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