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わたし
まず
しい
それ
たい
して
わたし
きょうだい
兄弟
たち
とても
ゆうふく
裕福

I am poor, whereas my brothers are very rich.
Grammar and points of interest
Words
0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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3
1. poor; needy
2. lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty; skimpy; slight; inadequate
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1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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Most common form: に對して
expression
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with  (see also: に対する)
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1
noun
1. siblings; brothers and sisters  (see also: ご兄弟)
2. brothers
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0 3
1. very; awfully; exceedingly  (とっても is more emphatic; often written with kana only)
2. (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)  (before a negative form; often written with kana only)
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1 0
affluence; prosperity
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ヒン   ビン   まずしい poor   
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ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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トウ   かたな sword   
katakana 'ha'; eight
かい shellfish   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
タイ   ツイ    vis-a-vis   
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スン   inch
ブン   モン    literature   ふみ a letter   
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
ダイ   テイ   デ   おとうと younger brother   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
チョウ    mourning   とむら to mourn, condole   
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キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
stick   
eight
ユウ    abundant   
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イ   ころも    きぬ clothes   
コク   たに valley   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
フク    fortune, blessing   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
フク    fill   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
デン   た rice field   
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