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He could put together words from his word list, or spell out words letter by letter.
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Vocabulary list

kare
pronoun
  1. he; him
noun
  1. boyfriend
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tango
noun, no adjective
  1. word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
erabidasu

Plain Past Indicative Form

erabidashita
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to select; to pick out
tango
noun, no adjective
  1. word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
musubitsukeru

Alternative Present Indicative Form

musubitsuketari
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
ichijiichiji
noun
  1. letter by letter; character by character
ichiji
noun
  1. (one) letter; (one) character
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
ji
noun
  1. character (esp. kanji); letter; written text
  2. handwriting; penmanship
  3. the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love") (as 〜の字)
ichiji
noun
  1. (one) letter; (one) character
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
ji
noun
  1. character (esp. kanji); letter; written text
  2. handwriting; penmanship
  3. the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love") (as 〜の字)
arufabetto
noun, no adjective
  1. alphabet
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kumiau

Causative Plain te-form

kumiawasete
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to form a partnership or association; to join together; to grapple with
kumiawasu

Potential Plain te-form

kumiawasete
godan verb
  1. to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together
kumiawaseru

te-form

kumiawasete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to join together; to combine; to join up
tango
noun, no adjective
  1. word; vocabulary; (usually) single-character word
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
tsuduru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to spell
  2. to write; to compose; to frame
  3. to bind (e.g. documents); to patch; to sew together; to stitch together
kotogadekiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

kotogadekita
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be able (to); to be possible (to) (usu. verb+ことが...)
koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
dekiru

Plain Past Indicative Form

dekita
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  2. to be ready; to be completed
  3. to be made; to be built
  4. to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
  5. to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
  6. to grow; to be raised
  7. to become pregnant

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