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わたし
ねんかん
年間
すなわち20
さい
なるまでその
しごと
仕事
じゅうじ
従事
していた

I was engaged in it for three years, that is, till I was twenty years old.
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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0
years (period of)
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2
adverb, conjunction
that is; namely; i.e.  (often written with kana only)
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1
suffix
1. -years-old
2. ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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0
particle
1. until (a time); till; to; up to  (often written with kana only)
2. to (a place); as far as  (often written with kana only)
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0
1. work; job; business; occupation; employment; vocation; task
2. work  (physics terminology)
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1
engaging; pursuing; following (e.g. profession or occupation)  (see also: 携わる)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
モン   かど gate   
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サイ   セイ    X years old, year-end   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シ   samurai
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
ジュウ   ショウ   ジュ   したが to obey   したがえる to be accompanied by   
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eight
ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
step
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