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わたし
私
は
きまつ
期末
しけん
試験
の
まえ
前
にもっと
べんきょう
勉強
する
べきだった。
I should have studied harder before the term exams.
Grammar and points of interest
Words
わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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き ま つ 0
end of term
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し け ん 2
examination; test; study; trial; experiment
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ま え 1
noun
1. in front (of); before (e.g. a building)
2. before; earlier; previously; prior; ago; (minutes) to (the hour)
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も っ と 1
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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べ ん き ょ う 0
1. study
2. diligence
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べ き 1
auxiliary
1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done  (suf. to verbs; often written with kana only)
2. -able  (passive ending; often written with kana only)
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expression
was  (see also: だ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
期
キ   ゴ    period of time   
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其
キ   それ    その that   
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月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
末
マツ   バツ   すえ end   
試
シ   ためす to test   こころみる to attempt   
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言
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   いう to say   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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式
シキ    ceremony, method, style   
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工
コウ   ク    work; construction; craft   
弋
shoot
験
ケン   ゲン    verification   
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㑒
ケン    unanimous   
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央
オウ    centre   
亼
assembly, gathering   
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人
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
前
ゼン   まえ before   
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刖
the body part and the sword
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⺼
ニク body part   
刂
トウ   かたな sword   
䒑
grass   
勉
ベン    exertion   
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力
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
免
メン   まぬかれる to escape, be exempted from   
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丨
stick   
⺈
corner
儿
legs
強
キョウ   ゴウ   つよい strong   つよまる to get stronger   つよめる to strengthen   しいる to compel, to force   
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虫
チュウ   むし insect   
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丶
dot   
中
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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弓
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
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