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わたし
なん
なく
ちち
せっとく
説得
して
りゅうがく
留学
きょか
許可
もらった
I had no difficulty in persuading my father to let me study abroad.
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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easily
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noun
father  (see also: ; とと and ちゃん are used by children; humble)
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persuasion
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Most common form: りゅうがく
studying abroad (usu. at university level)
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noun
1. permission; approval; authorization; license
2. to permit; to authorize
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'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to receive; to take; to accept  (often written with kana only)
auxiliary verb, 'u' godan verb
2. to get somebody to do something  (follows a verb in "-te" form; 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
ナン   むずかしい difficult   かた hard   
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the husband with the grass mouth
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フ   フウ   おっと husband   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
grass   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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little bird
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フ   ちち father   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
crossed swords
セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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legs
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   
トク    profit   え    う to acquire   
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step
an inch at dawn
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スン   inch
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ル   リュウ   とめる to detain   とまる to stop   
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hare   う sign of the hare   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
high-priced, lofty   
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side open box
seal
デン   た rice field   
ガク   まな to learn   
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シ   ス   こ child   
classroom
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small
cover; covered   
キョ   ゆる to permit, allow, forgive   
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ゴ    noon   
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カン   dry; drying frame   ひ to get dry   ほ to dry (something), to air   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
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