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わたし
たち
しゃかい
社会
よか
余暇
として
かよ
っている
もの
じつ
ひまつぶ
暇潰
である
What passes for leisure in our society is actually time-consuming.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3
we; us
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1
noun
1. society; public; community; the world
2. social studies  (see also: 社会科; abbreviation)
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1
leisure; leisure time; spare time
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expression
1. as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
2. apart from... (used to change the topic)
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0
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to run between (e.g. bus, train, etc.); to ply between
2. to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to commute; to frequent
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3 2 0
noun
1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings  (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
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2
expression, adverb
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
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0 3
Most common form: 暇つぶし
waste of time; killing time
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
シャ    company   やしろ Shinto shrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
カイ   エ   あ to meet   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ヨ   surplus; left over; extra   あま to leave over   あま to be left over   
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ウ    from   
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hook
katakana 'ha'; eight
カ   ひま free time   
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Ko with the striped corpse again
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katakana 'ko'
corpse
また again   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
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
ジツ    fruit; reality   み fruit, nut   みの to bear fruit   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
roof   
カイ   つぶ to destroy   つぶれる to be destroyed   
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キ   たっと    とうと precious, valuable   たっと    とうと value, esteem, respect   
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チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
かい shellfish   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
スイ   みず water   
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