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この
おとこ
にとって
さいりょう
最良
こと
りょうさい
良妻
えら
ことであり
さいあく
最悪
こと
えら
そこ
なって
あくさい
悪妻
ことである
The best thing in the world for a man is to choose a good wife, the worst being to mistakenly choose an ill-suited one.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3 0
this world; the present life (in contrast to the land of the dead)
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3
noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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expression
to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding  (see also: 取る; often written with kana only)
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0
the best; ideal
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2
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
good wife
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2
'bu' godan verb, transitive verb
to choose; to select
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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0
the worst
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0
noun (suffix)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)  (see also: 嫁選び)
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3
1. to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage
auxiliary verb
2. to fail in doing
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0
noun
bad wife
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1
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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Kanji
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セ   セイ   よ the world   
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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サイ   もっと most   
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リョウ   よ good   
サイ   つま wife   
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セン   えら choose   
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アク   オ   わる bad   
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ソン   そこなう    そこねる to injure, to harm   
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ジ   も to hold, to have   
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