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ほねお
骨折
ぞん
くたびれもうけだった
All my effort went for nothing.
Conjugations and inflections
Words
5 4
noun
waste of labor or energy; waste of labour; vain effort
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4
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get tired; to be exhausted  (often written with kana only)
2. to wear out; to be battered from long use  (often written with kana only)
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Most common form: 儲け
noun
profit; earnings
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expression
was  (see also: ; past tense of plain copula)
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Kanji
コツ   ほね bone   
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gossip; dishonest   
ニク body part   
セツ   お to break, fold   おり opportunity; fold   おれる to break (intr), be folded, yield   
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キン   axe
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カ   ゲ   した below, under   くだ to descend   さげる to lower, to reduce   
cliff
hand
ソン   そこなう    そこねる to injure, to harm   
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イン    employee   
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かい shellfish   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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