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たな
から
ぼたもち
牡丹餅
とはこのこと
This is what they call a lucky break.
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Words
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Most common form: 棚からぼた餅
expression
receiving a windfall; having an unexpected piece of good luck  (see also: 棚牡丹)
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particle
indicates word or phrase being defined
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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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Kanji
たな shelf   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
ホウ   とも friend   
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ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ボ   お-    おす male   
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ギュウ   うし cow   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
タン   rust; vermilion
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wide
dot   
ヘイ   もち mochi   
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ヘイ    combine   
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eight
start, initiate   
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twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ショク   ジキ    food   たべる to eat   
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