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くるま
こしょう
故障
した
ので
わたし
ちこく
遅刻
した

I was late because my car broke down.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: くるま
noun
1. car; automobile; vehicle
2. wheel
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1. breakdown; failure; fault; accident; out of order
2. damage; hurt
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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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lateness; late coming  (see also: 遅れる)
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Kanji
シャ   くるま car   
コ   strike   ゆえ reason; deceased   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ぼく strike   
ショウ   さわ to hinder, hamper   
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ショウ    chapter, badge, mark   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ソウ   サッ   early; fast   はや early   はやまる be hasty   はやめる to expedite, to hasten   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
hill   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
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
コク   chisel; time   きざ to chisel, engrave   
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sign of the hog; hog   い sign of the hog   いのしし hog   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
lid
トウ   かたな sword   
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