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わたし
たち
ふつう
普通
ナイフフォークスプーン
つか
使
って
べます

We usually eat with a knife, fork and spoon.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
we; us
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0
1. general; ordinary; usual
2. normally; generally; usually
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1
noun
knife
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1
noun
1. fork
2. folk; folk song  (this meaning is restricted to reading フォーク)
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2
noun
spoon
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to put to use
2. to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to handle; to manage; to manipulate  (see also: 人使い)
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2
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat
2. to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
フ    universal, generally   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ヘイ   lined up   なら to be lined up, to queue   ならべる to line up   な ordinary; the level of   ならびに as well as   
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リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
ツ   ツウ   とお to pass through   とお to let pass   かよ to commute   
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use your ma
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
katakana 'ma'
move
使
シ   つか to use   
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リ    official   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
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