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わたし
しようにん
使用人
ひとり
一人
くびにした
I discharged one of my servants.
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
noun
employee; servant
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2
noun
1. one person  (esp. 一人)
2. alone; unmarried; solitary  (esp. 独り; this meaning is restricted to reading ひとり)
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0
Most common form: 首にする
to fire from a job  (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
使
シ   つか to use   
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リ    official   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
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