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わたし
たち
みんな
なか
すいえい
水泳
トムずば
けて
いちばん
一番
だった
Of us all, Tom was by far the best swimmer.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
we; us
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3
adverb, noun
1. all; everyone; everybody  (often written with kana only)
2. everything  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
1. inside; in
2. among; within
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0
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1
noun
7th in a sequence denoted by the iroha system; 7th note in the diatonic scale (used in key names, etc.)
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4
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
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2 0
1. number one; first; first place
2. best; most
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
スイ   みず water   
エイ   およ swim   
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スイ   みず water   
エイ   long time   なが long (time)   
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ice   
バツ   ぬ to extract, pull out   ぬける to come / fall out; be omitted   ぬかす to omit   ぬかる to make a blunder   
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hand
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
また again   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
バン    turn   
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topped rice
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
デン   た rice field   
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