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わたし
やく
ほん
できるだけ
おお
ようしている
I try to read as many valuable books as I can.
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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expression, 'tsu' godan verb
to be helpful; to be useful
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noun
1. book; volume; script  (see also: ご本・ごほん)
prefix
2. this; present
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expression
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible  (often written with kana only)
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many; much; largely; abundantly; mostly
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read
2. to count  (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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Most common form:
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: )
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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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
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ヤク   エキ    office, role; service   
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step
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ホン   book   もと origin   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
タ   おお many   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
ドク   トク   トウ   よ to read   
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バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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シ   samurai
net
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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