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めす
くま
わたし
たち
おそ
そして
こうふく
幸福
みつける
わり
いのち
として
すべて
むだ
無駄
なってしまう
She will seize us, and, instead of finding happiness, we shall perish, and all for nothing.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
2
Most common form: めす
female (animal)  (see also: ; often written with kana only)
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2 1
Most common form: くま
noun
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
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3
we; us
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0 2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to attack; to assail; to make an assault; to strike; to hunt down
2. to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.)
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0 3
conjunction
and; and then; thus; and now  (often written with kana only)
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0
happiness; blessedness; joy; well-being  (mainly literary)
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0
Most common form: 見つける
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to come across; to detect; to spot
2. to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to find fault
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0
Most common form: 代り
1. substitute; replacement; substituting; replacing
2. stand-in; proxy; alternate; deputy; relief; successor
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1
noun
1. life; life force  (see also: 生命; sometimes written as 生命)
2. lifetime; lifespan
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2
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to drop; to lose; to let fall; to shed (light); to cast (one's gaze); to pour in (liquid); to leave behind
2. to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose; to spend money at a certain place; to omit; to leave out; to secretly let escape
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1
1. everything; all; the whole  (often written with kana only)
2. entirely; completely; wholly; all  (often written with kana only)
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0
futility; uselessness; pointlessness
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1
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain  (often written with kana only)
2. to result in; to prove to be
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Kanji
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シ   め-    めす female   
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くま a bear   
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シ   わたくし    わたし I, myself   
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シュウ   おそ to attack   
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コウ   さち    しあわ    さいわ happiness   
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フク    fortune, blessing   
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タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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メイ   ミョウ    life; fate   いのち life   
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ラク   おちる to fall   おとす to drop (something)   
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ム   ブ   な not   
ダ    pack horse; worthless, burdensome   
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