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わたし
しょうじき
正直
さいりょう
最良
さく
おも
います

I think that honesty is the best policy.
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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2
1. honesty; integrity; frankness
2. honestly; frankly
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0
the best; ideal
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2 1
Most common form: さく
noun, noun (suffix)
plan; policy
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
セイ   ショウ   ただしい correct   ただ to correct   まさ precise, exact   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
チョク   ジキ    honest; direct   なお to correct   なお to be cured   ただちに immediately   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
shelf
サイ   もっと most   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
また again   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
リョウ   よ good   
サク    policy   
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bamboo
thorn   
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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   
wide
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
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