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わたし
かけよ
した
さい
きゅうゆう
旧友
たず
ねてきた

I was about to leave home when an old friend of mine dropped in.
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
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to start; to set out
2. to be about to leave; to be just going out
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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1
Most common form: さい
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
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0
noun
crony; old friend
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3
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
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Kanji
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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ム   private
grain
シュツ   スイ   だ to take out, to put out   で to go out, to exit   
サイ    occasion   きわ    -ぎわ edge   
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hill   
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サイ   まつ festival   まつ to deify, enshrine   
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ジ   シ   しめ to show   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
ニク body part   
また again   
キュウ    former, old   
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stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ユウ   とも friend   
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ten   じゅう    じつ    と    とう    
ホウ   たずねる to visit   おとずれる to ask, to visit   
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ホウ   かた way, direction   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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