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われわれ
我々
てがみ
手紙
てが
手書
しているので
じかん
時間
よけい
余計
かかる
We're eating up a lot of time writing letters by hand.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: 我我
we
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letter
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Most common form: てがき
noun
1. handwriting
2. handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
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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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particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. time
2. hours (period of)
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1. too many; too much; excessive; superfluous; superabundant; extra; spare; surplus  (often as 余計に)
2. unnecessary; needless; uncalled-for; otiose
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)  (see also: 時間がかかる; often written with kana only)
2. to hang  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ガ   I; myself   われ    わが-    
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tasseled spear
hand
(kanji repetition symbol)   
シュ   hand   て    た-    
シ   かみ paper   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
シ   いと thread   
ショ   か to write   
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writing brush
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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スン   inch
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
カン   ケン   あいだ interval, between   ま space, room   
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モン   かど gate   
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ヨ   surplus; left over; extra   あま to leave over   あま to be left over   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウ    from   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
hook
katakana 'ha'; eight
ケイ   はからう to arrange   はか to measure, compute   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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