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わたし
ひん
かれ
せっとく
説得
しよ
した
I tried to persuade him by all possible means.
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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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手:おて; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手:おて; colloquialism)
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noun
changing; change
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to change; to alter; to transform; to convert; to turn; to vary
2. to reform; to revise; to amend
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pronoun
1. he; him
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persuasion
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (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-    
ヘン   unusual   かえる to alter, change   かわる to change   
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go
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また again; also   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
セキ   シャク   あか    あか red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
ヒン    elegance   しな goods   
ヒ   かれ he   
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step
ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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stick   
cliff
また again   
セツ   ゼイ   と to explain, persuade   
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eight elder brothers
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eight
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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legs
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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トク    profit   え    う to acquire   
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an inch at dawn
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スン   inch
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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