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100
さい
ちょうじゅ
長寿
まっとうする
ひと
すく
ない

Few people live to be one hundred years old.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
suffix
1. -years-old
2. ability; gift; talent; aptitude; genius
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1
longevity
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0
Most common form: 全うする
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out  (see also: 全う, 全くする)
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0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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3
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
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Kanji
サイ   セイ    X years old, year-end   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
いぬ dog; sign of the dog   
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number 5, 5th   
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tasseled spear
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
チョウ   なが long   
寿
ジュ   ス   ことぶき longevity   
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three men
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サン   み    みっ three   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
スン   inch
ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
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