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わたし
私
は
かれ
彼
から
たよ
便
り
が
く
来
る
のを
たの
楽
しみ
に
ま
待
っている
。
I am looking forward to hearing from him.
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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か れ 1
pronoun
1. he; him
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た よ り 1
Most common form: たより
noun, noun (suffix), 'suru' verb
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter  (pron. だより as a suffix)
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く る 1
Most common form: くる
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb
1. to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to arrive
irregular verb くる, intransitive verb, auxiliary verb
2. to come back; to do ... and come back  (see also: 行って来る)
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た の し み 3 た の し み 4 た の し み 0
1. enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby  (see also: 御楽しみ)
2. anticipation; looking forward to  (see also: 楽しみにする)
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ま つ 1
'tsu' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to wait  (this meaning is restricted to form 待つ)
2. to await; to look forward to; to anticipate
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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
彼
ヒ   かれ he   
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彳
step
皮
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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丨
stick   
厂
cliff
又
また again   
便
convenience; tidings   ビン tidings   ベン convenience   たより tidings, news   
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亻
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
更
コウ   さら again   ふける grow late   ふかす stay up late   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
乂
crossed swords
来
ライ   くる to come   きたる to be forthcoming   きたす to induce   
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丷
eight
未
ミ    not yet   
楽
ガク   ラク    music   たのしい happy, pleasant   たのしむ to be happy   
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白
ハク   しろい white   しろ    しら-    
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ノ
katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
⺢
スイ   みず water   
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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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
待
タイ   まつ to wait   
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寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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