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あぶくぜに
泡銭
かせ
ごう
している
してすじ
仕手筋
です
They’re deceptive speculators who aim to make a fast buck!
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
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Most common form: あぶく銭
noun
easy money
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2
'gu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to earn income; to labor; to labour
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1. to do  (often written with kana only)
2. to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into)  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: して
noun
1. doer; performer
2. protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; leading part; main character  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ホウ   あわ bubble   
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ホウ   つつ to wrap   
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wrap
コ   キ   おのれ self   
スイ   みず water   
セン   ぜに money, coins   
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キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
three spears
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tasseled spear
サン   み    みっ three   
カ   かせ to work, earn a living   
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grain
カ   ケ   house   いえ    や    
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pig
roof   
シ   ジ   つかえる to attend to   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
シ   samurai
シュ   hand   て    た-    
キン   すじ muscle   
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ロク   あばら rib   
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ニク body part   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
bamboo
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