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わたし
私
は
やくそく
約束
には
けっ
決
して
おく
遅
れない
ことにしている。
I make it a rule never to be late for appointments.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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や く そ く 0
1. promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact; appointment; engagement; date
2. convention; rule
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け っ し て 0 け っ し て 4
never; by no means; not in the least; in no way  (with neg. verb)
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お く れ る 0
Most common form: 後れる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind schedule; to be overdue  (see also: 遅刻)
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こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
約
ヤク    promise; approximate   
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勺
シャク   ladle
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勹
wrap
丶
dot   
糸
シ   いと thread   
束
ソク   たば bundle   たばねる to tie in a bundle   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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木
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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大
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
丨
stick   
決
ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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氵
スイ   みず water   
夬
カイ   ケツ    decide, determine   
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遅
チ   おそい late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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羊
ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
尸
corpse
⻌
move
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