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ははおや
母親
たまたま
うつく
しい
から
って
かなら
ずしも
その
むすめ
せいちょう
成長
して
びじん
美人
なる
こと
はならない
Just because a mother happens to be beautiful it does not necessarily follow that her daughter will grow up to be the same.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
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Most common form: ははおや
mother
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casually; unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance  (often written with kana only)
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beautiful; lovely
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1. to say; to utter; to declare
2. to name; to call
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not always; not necessarily; not all; not entirely  (used with neg. verb)
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noun
1. (my) daughter
2. girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)  (see also: )
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growth; grow to adulthood
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noun
beautiful woman
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'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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Most common form: こと
noun
1. thing; matter  (often written with kana only)
2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis  (often written with kana only)
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particle
1. topic marker particle  (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
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Kanji
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ボ   はは mother   
シン   おや parent   したしい close, intimate   したしむ to befriend, grow close to   
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ビ   うつくしい beautiful   
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ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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ヒツ   かなら certainly, invariably   
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むすめ daughter   
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セイ   ジョウ   な to become   な to perform, to accomplish   
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チョウ   なが long   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
ジ   ズ   こと thing; matter   
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