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たから
くじ
くらいならその
かね
やしてしまった
ほう
まし
You may as well burn your money as spend it on lottery tickets.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3 4
Most common form: 宝クジ
noun
lottery
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0
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to buy; to purchase  (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
2. to value; to have a high opinion
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3
1. dark; gloomy
2. dark (in colour); dull
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0
copula
1. be; is  (see also: である, です; plain copula)
auxiliary verb
2. indicates past or completed action  (see also: ; た after certain verb forms)
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0
noun
1. money  (see also: お金)
2. metal
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0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
to burn  (see also: 燃やす)
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1
noun
1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part
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0
1. better; less objectionable; preferable  (esp. マシ; often written with kana only)
noun (suffix)
2. more; increase; extra
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Kanji
ホウ   たから treasure   
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ギョク   たま jewel   
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オウ    king   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
dot   
roof   
バイ   か to buy   
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net
かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
eight
ネン   burn   もえる to be burning   も    もやす to make burn   
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カ   fire   ひ    ほ-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ゼン   ネン    resemble   
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ケン   いぬ dog   
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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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ニク body part   
fire
ホウ   かた way, direction   
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