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わたし
てがみ
手紙
すべて
てきせつ
適切
こと
べている
たし
かめる
ため
To make sure that I said all the right things in the letter.
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
letter
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1
1. everything; all; the whole  (often written with kana only)
2. entirely; completely; wholly; all  (often written with kana only)
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0
pertinent; appropriate; adequate; relevance
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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
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to state; to express; to mention
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4
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
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noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (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
シュ   hand   て    た-    
シ   かみ paper   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   いと thread   
テキ    suitable   
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old trader
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ショウ   trader   あきな to trade, deal in   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
bright   
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
move
セツ   サイ   き to cut   きれる to break, to snap   
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シチ   なな    なな    なの seven   
トウ   かたな sword   
ジュツ   のべる to say   
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dotted ho
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dot   
katakana 'ho'; tree
カク   たし certain   たしかめる to make certain   
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crane; flying bird
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little bird
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cover; covered   
セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
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