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わたし
私
が
しちょう
市長
に
えら
選
ばれた
のは
おどろ
驚
く
べきことではない。
It is not surprising that I was elected mayor.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
わ た し 0
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy  (this meaning is restricted to reading わたくし)
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し ち ょ う 2 し ち ょ う 1
mayor
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え ら ぶ 2
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
to choose; to select
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お ど ろ く 3
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be surprised; to be astonished
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べ き 1
auxiliary
1. should; must; that one ought to; to be done  (suf. to verbs; often written with kana only)
2. -able  (passive ending; often written with kana only)
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こ と 2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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expression, 'i' adjective
is not; am not; are not  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
私
シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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厶
ム   private
禾
grain
市
シ   いち market   
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巾
キン   turban; cloth
亠
lid
長
チョウ   ながい long   
選
セン   えらぶ choose   
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己
コ   キ   おのれ self   
共
キョウ   とも together   
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艹
grass   
一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
⻌
move
驚
キョウ   surprised   おどろく to be surprised   おどろかす to surprise, to frighten   
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敬
ケイ   うやまう to respect, revere   
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句
ク    verse, phrase   
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勹
wrap
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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攵
ぼく strike   
馬
バ   うま horse   ま horse   
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隹
little bird
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灬
fire
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