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わたし
ゆうじん
友人
けっこん
結婚
しない
ように
せっとく
説得
つと
めた

I tried to talk a friend of mine out of getting married.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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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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noun
friend  (see also: 友達; more formal than 友達)
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expression
1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)  (often written with kana only)
2. hoping or wishing for something  (often written with kana only)
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persuasion
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Most common form: 力める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent; to be committed (to doing something)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ケツ   むす    ゆわえる to bind   ゆ to braid   
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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   いと thread   
コン    marriage   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
コン   くら dark   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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legs
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   
トク    profit   え    う to acquire   
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step
an inch at dawn
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スン   inch
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ド   つとめる to work, to toil   
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ド   guy
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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