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わたし
まさにあきらめかかったとき
とつぜん
突然
かいけつほう
解決法
かんだ

I was on the point of giving up when I suddenly hit upon the solution.
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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1. exactly; surely; certainly  (esp. 正に when in kanji; often written with kana only)
2. right then; just then; at that moment  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 諦める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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Most common form:
noun
1. time; hour; moment  (刻 signifies a time of day, 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
2. occasion; case
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abrupt; sudden; unexpected; all at once
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noun
solution; way out
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1. to float; to be suspended
2. to rise to surface
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
トツ   つ to poke   
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ケツ   あな hole   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
roof   
ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ゼン   ネン    resemble   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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dot   
ニク body part   
fire
カイ   ゲ   と to untie, solve, resolve   とける to come undone, disappear   とかす to melt, dissolve   
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カク   corner; horn   かど corner   つの horn   
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corner
ヨウ   もちいる to use   
トウ   かたな sword   
ギュウ   うし cow   
ケツ   きめる to decide   きまる to be decided   
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スイ   みず water   
カイ   ケツ    decide, determine   
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ホウ   ハッ   ホッ    method   
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キョ   コ   さ leave   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
フ   うかぶ    う to float   うかべる to launch, to refloat, to waft   うかれる to frolic   
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nourishment   
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シ   ス   こ child   
claw
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