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わたし
ずかしくて
たいしゅう
大衆
まえ
うた
こと
でき
出来
ない

I cannot sing in front of an audience for shame.
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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4
1. shy; ashamed; embarrassed  (see also: 気恥ずかしい, 小っ恥ずかしい)
2. disgraceful; shameful
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0 1
general public; the masses
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1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb, intransitive verb
1. to sing
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
2. to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem  (esp. 歌う, 詠う)
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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2
Most common form: できる
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be able to do; to be possible; to be permitted (to do)  (often written with kana only)
2. to be good at; to do well; to be proficient (in); to be capable  (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
チ   はじ shame   はじる to feel ashamed   はじらう to be shy   はずかしい ashamed   
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ジ   みみ ear   
シン   こころ heart   
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   
シュウ   シュ    populace, multitude   
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ケツ   ち blood   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
さら dish   
three men
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ゼン   まえ before   
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the body part and the sword
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ニク body part   
トウ   かたな sword   
grass   
カ   うた to sing   うた song   
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ケツ   か to lack   かける to be lacking   
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corner
カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
ライ   く to come   きた to be forthcoming   きた to induce   
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eight
ミ    not yet   
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