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あと
から
くなる
ので
だいきち
大吉
よりも
すえきち
末吉
ほう
がいい
かも
Things will improve, so late-arriving fortune might be better than excellent luck (now).
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
after; later
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Most common form: よくなる
expression, 'ru' godan verb
to become better; to improve  (see also: 良い, 成る; often written with kana only)
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0
particle
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ....; given that...
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0
noun
excellent luck
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expression
1. in comparison to  (see also: より; emphatic form of より)
2. rather than
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2
noun
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck  (see also: 御神籤)
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Most common form: ほうがいい
expression, 'i' adjective
(after past tense verb) had better (verb); (after negative verb) had better not (verb)  (see also: した方がいい)
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noun
1. duck  (often written with kana only)
2. easy mark; sucker; sitting duck  (often written with kana only)
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Kanji
ゴ   コウ   のち    あと afterwards   うし behind   おくれる be late   
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short, tiny   
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シ   いと thread   
step
go
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リョウ   よ good   
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   
キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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マツ   バツ   すえ end   
ホウ   かた way, direction   
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