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It would be presumptuous to call myself his replacement, but I could offer some guidance.
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kawari
noun, no adjective
  1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
  2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
noun
  1. compensation; exchange; return (usu. as 〜代わりに, etc.)
  2. another helping; second helping; seconds; refill (usu. as お代わり)
  3. upcoming program; upcoming programme (esp. 替わり, 替り)
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toitte
expression
  1. however; because; as
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to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
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iu

te-form

itte
godan verb
  1. to say; to utter; to declare
  2. to name; to call
  3. to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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nani
pronoun
  1. what
  2. you-know-what; that thing
  3. whatsit; whachamacallit; what's-his-name; what's-her-name
adverb
  1. (not) at all; (not) in the slightest (with neg. sentence)
interjection
  1. what?; huh? (indicates surprise)
  2. hey! (indicates anger or irritability)
  3. oh, no (it's fine); why (it's nothing); oh (certainly not) (used to dismiss someone's worries, concerns, etc.)
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desuga
conjunction
  1. but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
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da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
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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)
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watashi
pronoun
  1. I; me (slightly formal or feminine)
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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)
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isasaka
adverb, no adjective, na adjective
  1. a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
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go
prefix
  1. honorific/polite/humble prefix (usu. before a term with an on-yomi reading)
suffix
  1. honorific suffix (after a noun indicating a person)
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shinan
noun, suru verb
  1. instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching (from the compass in a 指南車 always pointing the same direction)
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itasu

Polite Presumptive Form

itashimashou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to do
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