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わたし
きのう
昨日
ひじょう
非常
おもしろい
しょうせつ
小説
んだ

I read a most interesting novel yesterday.
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
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
yesterday
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0
1. emergency
2. extraordinary; unusual
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4
Most common form: 面白い
1. interesting; fascinating; intriguing; enthralling
2. amusing; funny; comical
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0
novel; (short) story
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1
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read
2. to count  (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
サク    yesterday   
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ながらも although   -なが while   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ニ   ふた    ふた two   
stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ヒ   mistake
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ジョウ   つね usual, normal   とこ- endless, unchanging   
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classroom
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small
cover; covered   
チョウ   つ to hang   つる to hang up   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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キン   turban; cloth
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
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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legs
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ドク   トク   トウ   よ to read   
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バイ   う to sell   うれる to be selling; be in demand   
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シ   samurai
net
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