sensushi
G1godan (五段)

write

kaku

meaning: write

state

feeling

direction

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メールはあとで書くかくよ。

meeru wa ato de kaku yo.

I'll write the email later. casual

昨日きのう、先生せんせいに長ながい手紙てがみを書きかきました。

kinou, sensei ni nagai tegami o kakimashita.

Yesterday I wrote a long letter to my teacher. neutral

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        must do

        may do; it's okay to

        must not do

        don't have to; it's okay not to

        should do; advisable to

        while doing

        before / after doing

        want to; want something

        intend / plan / decide to

        probably; might; should be

        I hear that; looks like; seems

        more than; the most

        let's; shall we

        please do; could you

        is done / left in a state

        do for someone; have done for one

        only; nothing but

        to become; come to

        because; the reason is

        but; even though

        • けど
        • が
        • のに
        • ても
        • kuse-ni (planned)
        • nagara-mo (planned)
        • ippou-de (planned)
        • ni-shite-mo (planned)
        • to-ittemo (planned)
        • to-shitemo (planned)
        • ni-taishite (planned)

        can do

        have done before; sometimes happens

        if; when

        • たら
        • ば
        • と
        • なら
        • to-shitara (planned)
        • ba-hodo (planned)
        • ba-ii (planned)
        • tara-ii (planned)
        • baai (planned)
        • kagiri (planned)

        thanks to; because of (credit vs. blame)

        • sei-de (planned)
        • okage-de (planned)

        start to; begin doing

        finish doing; do all the way through

        so that means; that's why

        • wake-da (planned)

        no way that; can't possibly be

        not necessarily; not always

        • wake-de-wa-nai (planned)
        • towa-kagiranai (planned)

        it's not that X can't; possible after all

        • nai-koto-wa-nai (planned)

        aimed at; intended for

        • muke (planned)
        • muki (planned)

        looks/seems like; tends to

        • ppoi (planned)
        • gachi (planned)
        • darake (planned)
        • gimi (planned)
        • furi-o-suru (planned)

        the more X, the more Y

        • ni-tsurete (planned)
        • ba-hodo (planned)

        every; at each interval of

        • oki-ni (planned)
        • goto-ni (planned)
        • zutsu (planned)

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