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めん
かって
める
ような
ひと
とかく
かげ
わるぐち
悪口
もの
Such men as praise you to your face are apt to speak ill of you behind your back.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0 1
noun
1. face
2. mask; face guard
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0
Most common form: 向う
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to face
2. to go towards; to head towards
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2
Most common form: 褒める
ichidan verb, transitive verb
to praise; to admire; to speak well of someone
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like; similar to  (see also: 様だ, ように; often written with kana only)
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0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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0 3
1. (doing) various things; (doing) this and that  (often written with kana only)
2. being apt to; being prone to; tending to become  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
1. shade; shadow
2. other side; back; background
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0 3
abuse; insult; slander; evil speaking; bad mouth
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0
1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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2
noun
person  (rarely used without a qualifier)
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Kanji
メン   おもて mask, features, surface   おも surface   つら face   
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ヒャク    hundred; 100   
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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コウ   むかう to confront   む to turn towards   むこう opposite direction   むける to direct towards   
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wide mouth
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wide
ヨ   ほま glory, honour   
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thrive, prosper   
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small
table
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
イン   かげ shadow   かげ to darken, to get dark   
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now I say
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コン   キン   いま now   
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assembly, gathering   
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katakana fu   
ウン    say   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
ム   private
hill   
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アク   オ   わる bad   
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シン   こころ heart   
ア    Asia; rank next   
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west
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