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すずめ
なみだ
ほど
きゅうりょう
給料
なに
やく
たない

The chicken feed I get for a salary is good for nothing.
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Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
5
expression, noun
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; sparrow tears
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0 2
adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun
1. degree; extent; bounds; limit  (often written with kana only)
particle
2. indicates approx. amount or maximum; upper limit  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
salary; wages
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1
1. what
prefix
2. how many  (see also: 何か月; followed by a counter; this meaning is restricted to reading なん)
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2
noun, noun (suffix)
1. use; service; role
2. post; position
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1
'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stand; to rise; to stand up  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
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Kanji
ジャン   すずめ sparrow   
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ショウ   すこ a little   すくない few   
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
little bird
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ルイ   なみだ tears   
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スイ   みず water   
レイ   もど to return   もど to send back   
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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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
コ   と door   
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corpse
キュウ    supply   
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シ   いと thread   
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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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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リョウ    fee   
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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stick   
ト    Big Dipper   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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dot   
カ   なに    なん what?   
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カ    good, possible, approval   
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hook
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヤク   エキ    office, role; service   
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step
lance shaft   
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キ    table   
また again   
リツ   リュウ   た to stand   たてる to build   
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