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わたし
かれ
きょうそう
競争
とうぜん
当然
おも
った

I took it for granted that he would win the race.
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
1. competition; contest
2. to compete
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1
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to win; to gain victory
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0
natural; as a matter of course; justified; deserved; reasonable
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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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   
キョウ   ケイ   きそ    せ to compete   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
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
ソウ   あらそ to contend, to compete, to contest; to argue, to dispute   
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corner
slashed yo
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yo; yell
ショウ   か to win   まさ to be better than   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
チン    royal 'we', emperor's pronoun   
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ニク body part   
relation
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eight
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
トウ   あてる    あたる to hit   
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small
yo = to yell / say hi
ゼン   ネン    resemble   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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dot   
fire
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
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