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わたし
まった
おも
いがけなく
かれ
であ
出会
った

I met him quite unexpectedly.
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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0 4
1. really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly; perfectly
2. indeed
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5 6
Most common form: 思い掛けない
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
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1
pronoun
1. he; him
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2
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon  (出遭う usu. has a negative connotation)
2. to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.)  (esp. 出合う; this meaning is restricted to form 出会う, 出合う)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ゼン   まった entirely   すべ everything   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
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