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あいつ
いつめられたら
なに
する
からない
きゅうそ
窮鼠
ねこ
ってことあるから
ける
した
ことない
You don't know what he might do if you push him too far. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice. I'd say you can't be too careful.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
he; she; that guy  (きゃつ and かやつ are masc.; often written with kana only; colloquialism)
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4
Most common form: 追い詰める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
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1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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2
Most common form: わかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow  (often written with kana only)
2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out  (often written with kana only)
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0
particle
(sentence end) adds force; indicates command  (male term or language)
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1
noun
cornered rat or mouse
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noun
1. cat
2. shamisen
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Most common form: かむ
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to bite
2. to chew; to gnaw; to masticate
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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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1
irregular 'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to exist; to live  (see also: 居る; often written with kana only)
2. to have  (often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. spirit; mind; heart  (see also: 気を逸らす)
2. nature; disposition  (see also: 気が小さい)
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2
Most common form: つける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
2. to furnish (a house with)
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0 1
1. to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across
2. to go over (e.g. with audience)
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1
1. nonexistent; not being (there)  (see also: 亡い; often written with kana only)
2. unpossessed; unowned; not had
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Kanji
ツイ   お to pursue   
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two mouths
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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move
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
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ブン   ブ   フン   わける to divide, to distinguish   わかる to understand   わかれる to be divided   わかつ to share, distribute   
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トウ   かたな sword   
katakana 'ha'; eight
キュウ   きわまる to reach an extreme   きわめる to go to extremes   
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シン   み body, person   
キュウ   ゆみ a bow   
ケツ   あな hole   
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roof   
ソ   ねずみ mouse   
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キュウ   うす a mortar   
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yo = to yell / say hi
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ウ   あめ    あま- rain   
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ビョウ   ねこ cat   
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ビョウ   なわ-    なえ seedling   
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grass   
デン   た rice field   
ケン   いぬ dog   
to bite   かじる to chew; to dabble   
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シ   は tooth   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
open box
キ   ケ    spirit   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
second   おつ    
crossed swords
フ   つける to put in place, affix   つ to adhere to   
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スン   inch
エツ   こ    こえる to surpass   
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ソウ   はし run   
warrior   
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tasseled spear
hook
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