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ぜん
わぬ
おとこ
はじ

If a woman makes herself available to a man and he doesn't sleep with her, he is not a man! (literally: Shameful is he who doesn't eat the food he's given)
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to place (in position); to fix; to set (e.g. table); to lay (foundation)
2. to install; to seat (someone)  (see also: 上座に据える)
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noun
1. small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs)
2. meal; food; serving  (see also: 御膳)
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1
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to eat  (male term or language)
2. to live; to make a living; to survive
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3
noun, noun (prefix)
1. man; male  (see also: )
noun
2. fellow; guy; chap; bloke
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2
noun
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
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Kanji
える to put into position   すわる to sit   
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hand
キョ   い to exist, to be present   
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コ   ふる old   -ふる to grow old   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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corpse
ゼン    tray, small serving table   
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ゼン   virtuous   よ virtous, good   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
grass   
ニク body part   
ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   く to eat   
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リョウ   よ good   
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ダン   ナン   おとこ male, man   
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
デン   た rice field   
チ   はじ shame   はじる to feel ashamed   はじらう to be shy   はずかしい ashamed   
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ジ   みみ ear   
シン   こころ heart   
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