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わたし
だめけど
あね
すば
素晴
らしい
げいじゅつか
芸術家

I can't draw, but my sister is a great artist.
Grammar and points of interest
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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1
noun, noun (suffix)
picture; drawing; painting; sketch
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2
Most common form: ダメ
1. no good; not serving its purpose; useless; broken  (often written with kana only)
2. hopeless; wasted; in vain; purposeless  (often written with kana only)
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1
conjunction, particle
but; however; although
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0
Most common form:
noun
older sister; elder sister  (humble)
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4
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
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noun
artist
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
カイ   エ   picture
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カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
シ   いと thread   
シ   あね elder sister   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   いち market   
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キン   turban; cloth
lid
ソ   ス    element, component   
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シュ   ぬし    あるじ master, proprietor, owner   
セイ   はれる to clear up   はらす to dispel, to clear away   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
セイ   ショウ   あお-    あお blue   
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ゲイ    technique   
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grass   
ジュツ    technique   
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dotted ho
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dot   
katakana 'ho'; tree
コウ   ギョウ   アン   ゆ    い to go   おこな to take place   
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step
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
チョウ   テイ    a (city) block; counter for long/narrow things, blocks of tofu   
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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pig
roof   
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