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げんご
言語
どのよう
はじ
まった
についていくつ
すいろん
推論
ある
じつ
だれあまり
らない

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Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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noun
language  (linguistics terminology)
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which; what (way)  (see also: 此の, 其の, 彼の; often written with kana only)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
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0
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to begin; to start; to commence
2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
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expression
1. about; concerning; regarding  (see also: につきまして; often written with kana only)
2. per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every  (often written with kana only)
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1. how many?  (often written with kana only)
2. how old?
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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
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irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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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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Most common form:
who
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'na' adjective, adverb, 'no' adjective, noun, noun (suffix)
1. remainder; rest; balance; remains; scraps; residue; remnant  (often written with kana only)
2. not very (with negative sentence); not much  (often written with kana only)
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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
2. to notice; to feel
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Kanji
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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ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
シ   はじめる to begin, to start (something)   はじまる to begin, to commence   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
ダイ   タイ    pedestal   
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ム   private
スイ   お to infer, to deduce; to endorse   
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little bird
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hand
ロン    thesis, argument, discussion   
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リン   ロン   おも think   
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assembly, gathering   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
サツ   サク    volume   
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twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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stick   
wide
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   
roof   
チ   し to know   
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シ   や arrow   
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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 man   
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