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しんしきょうてい
紳士協定
やぶ
けっきょく
結局
たか
くつく

Breaking a gentlemen's agreement will ultimately cost you dearly.
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
4
noun
gentlemen's agreement
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2
'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to tear; to break; to destroy
2. to break through (opponent's defense etc.); to breach
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi)
1. after all; eventually; in the end
2. conclusion; end  (see also: 結局のところ)
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expression, 'ku' godan verb
to be expensive; to be costly
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Kanji
シン    gentleman, sire   
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シ   いと thread   
シン   もう to say   
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stick   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
シ   samurai
キョウ    cooperation   
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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   
3x the effort
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リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
テイ   ジョウ   determined   さだ decidedly, truly   さだめる to decide, determine   さだまる to be determined   
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ヒキ    roll / bolt of cloth   
roof   
ハ   やぶ to tear, break   やぶれる to get torn, broken   
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セキ   シャク   コク   いし stone   
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whereupon one
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ヒ   かわ skin, leather   
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cliff
また again   
ケツ   むす    ゆわえる to bind   ゆ to braid   
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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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キョク    office   
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corpse
partly wrapped
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wrap
コウ   expensive; high   たか    たか expensive, tall, high   たかまる to be elevated   たかめる to promote, heighten   
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wide mouth
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wide
lid
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