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わたし
たいじゅう
体重
らす
ために
ちゅうしょく
昼食
きはじめた

I have started skipping lunch with a view to losing weight.
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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Most common form: たいじゅう
noun
body weight; one's weight
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'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten  (opposite: 増やす)
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conjunction
1. for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of  (often written with kana only)
2. because of; as a result of  (often written with kana only)
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noun
1. lunch; midday meal
2. food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)  (usu. 中食)
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'ku' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to extract; to omit; to draw out; to unplug
2. to do something to the end
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
タイ   テイ   からだ body   
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ホン   book   もと origin   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ジュウ   チョウ   おも heavy   かさなる to be piled up   かさねる to pile up   え -fold, -ply   
ゲン   へ become less   へらす reduce   
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all, together, same   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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スイ   みず water   
チュウ   ひる noon, daytime   
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シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
バツ   ぬ to extract, pull out   ぬける to come / fall out; be omitted   ぬかす to omit   ぬかる to make a blunder   
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hand
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
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