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わたし
かれ
わたし
けっぱく
潔白
しん
じさせよ
つと
めた

I tried to convince him of my innocence.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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0
innocence (i.e. not guilty); purity; uprightness
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3 0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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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
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
ケツ   いさぎよ gallant, manly; upright; undefiled, clean   
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the master with the sword
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
トウ   かたな sword   
シ   いと thread   
スイ   みず water   
ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
シン    trust, faith   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ド   つとめる to work, to toil   
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ド   guy
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
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