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わたし
ちじょう
地上
こと
かた
っている
のにあなたがた
しん
じない
ならば
てんじょう
天上
こと
かた
った
ばあい
場合
どうしてそれ
しん
じる
だろう
If you do not believe me when I talk of earthly matters, why do you believe in heavenly things?
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form:
1. I; me
2. private affairs; personal matter; secrecy
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1. above ground; surface
2. earth; world
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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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'ru' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to talk about; to speak of; to tell; to narrate
2. to recite; to chant
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particle
1. although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that
2. while
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Most common form: 貴方がた
you (plural)  (honorific)
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ichidan verb, transitive verb
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
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Most common form: なら
auxiliary
1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that  (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
2. as for; on the topic of
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the heavens
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
case; situation
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adverb, interjection (kandoushi)
why?; for what reason; how; in what way; for what purpose; what for  (see also: どうやって; often written with kana only)
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1. that (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind); it  (see also: 何れ, 此れ, 彼・あれ; often written with kana only)
2. that time; then
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expression
1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope  (see also: でしょう)
2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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Kanji
チ   ジ    ground   
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ヤ   to be
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ジョウ   ショウ   うえ above   うわ- above   あげる to raise   あがる to rise   かみ first half, upper part   のぼ to climb   のぼせる to bring up, to raise   のぼ to bring up   
ゴ   かた to talk, relate   かたらう to talk together, chat   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ゴ   いつ-    いつ five   
シン    trust, faith   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
テン   あめ    あま- heaven   
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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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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジョウ   ば place   
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ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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pig
タン   ダン    dawn   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
ゴウ   ガッ   カッ   あ to fit, come together   あわす to match   あわせる to unite, join   
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assembly, gathering   
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