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うそ
嘘
をつかないというポリシーを
も
持
つ
あに
兄
は、
とき
時
として
じじょうじばく
自縄自縛
に
お
陥
っている
。
My elder brother, who makes a point of never telling a lie, sometimes runs into trouble because of his own policy.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
う そ 1
Most common form: うそ
noun
1. lie; falsehood; incorrect fact
2. Really!; Unbelievable!; No way!  (colloquialism)
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つ く 1
Most common form: 付く
'ku' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to be attached; to be connected with; to adhere; to stick; to cling
2. to remain imprinted; to scar; to stain; to dye
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expression
1. called; named; that says; that  (often written with kana only)
2. as many as; as much as  (after a quantity; often written with kana only)
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ポ リ シ ー 1
noun
policy
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も つ 1
1. to hold (in one's hand); to take; to carry
2. to possess; to have; to own
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あ に 1
noun
elder brother; older brother  (humble)
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と き と し て 2
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
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expression, 'ru' godan verb
to be caught in one's own trap
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Kanji
嘘
うそ a lie   
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口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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虚
キョ   コ    void   
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虍
とら tiger   
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卜
divining rod
厂
cliff
七
シチ   ななつ    なな    なの seven   
业
almost lined up
持
ジ   もつ to hold, to have   
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扌
hand
寺
ジ   temple   てら Buddhist temple   
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寸
スン   inch
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
兄
ケイ   キョウ   elder brother; brother   あに elder brother   
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儿
legs
時
ジ   とき time, occasion   
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日
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
自
ジ   シ   みずから self   
縄
ジョウ   なわ rope   
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糸
シ   いと thread   
亀
キ   かめ turtle   
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电
electricity
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乚
second   おつ    
⺈
corner
田
デン   た rice field   
縛
バク   しばる to bind   
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専
セン   specialist; expert   もっぱら entirely, wholely   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
由
ユ   ユウ   ユイ   よし reason   
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陥
カン   おちいる to fall into   おとしいれる to let fall into, trick   
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旧
キュウ    former, old   
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丨
stick   
⻖
hill   
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