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なんねん
何年
って
えいごりょく
英語力
じょうたつ
上達
しない
さいきん
最近
さぼってたから
Lately, I've been letting my English go. It seems I'll never improve at it, no matter how many years I study.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
what year; how many years
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Most common form: たつ
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to pass; to lapse
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noun
command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
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0
1. improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress
2. communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank  (see also: 上通; opposite: 下達)
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0
'no' adjective, adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi)
most recent; these days; right now; recently; nowadays
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2
Most common form: サボる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be truant; to play hooky; to skip school; to skip out; to be idle; to sabotage by slowness  (see also: サボタージュ; from サボタージュ)
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Kanji
カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
hook
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ネン   とし year   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
wheel around
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ケイ   キョウ   へ to elapse   
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シ   いと thread   
ground again
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
また again   
エイ    England; hero; flower   
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grass   
オウ    centre   
ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
タツ    arrive   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
move
サイ   もっと most   
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シュ   と to take   
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ジ   みみ ear   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
キン   ちか close   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
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