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わたし
どうにか
わら
おさ
える
たいへん
大変
くろう
苦労
した

It was only with great difficulty that I managed to stop myself from laughing.
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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1
in some way or other; one way or another
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0
noun
1. laugh; laughter  (see also: 笑う)
2. smile  (see also: 笑う)
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to pin something down; to hold something down; to hold something back; to stop; to restrain; to curb  (esp. 押さえる)
2. to seize; to grasp; to arrest  (esp. 押さえる)
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0
1. very; greatly
2. immense; enormous; great
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1
troubles; hardships
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ショウ   わら to laugh   え to smile   
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bamboo
calamity   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
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   
ヨク   おさえる to suppress, to control   
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high-priced, lofty   
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side open box
seal
hand
ヘン   unusual   かえる to alter, change   かわる to change   
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go
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また again; also   
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セキ   シャク   あか    あか red   あからむ to turn red   あからめる to blush   
ク   くるしい painful   くるしむ to suffer   くるしめる to torment   にが bitter   にが to feel bitter   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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grass   
ロウ    labor   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
classroom
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small
cover; covered   
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