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すん
あた
えれば
しゃく
のぞ

Give him an inch and he will take a yard.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
Most common form: すん
noun
sun (approx. 3.03 cm)
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0
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to grant; to confer; to present; to award
2. to provide; to afford; to offer; to supply
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1
noun
1. shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm)
2. rule; measure; scale
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0 2
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to desire
2. to wish for; to expect
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Kanji
スン   inch
ヨ   あたえる to grant, give, bestow   
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reach
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
シャク    unit of length (about a foot)   
ボウ   モウ   のぞ to wish for   
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ボウ   モウ   dead   な to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
lid
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
オウ    king   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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