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うまでもなく
ふだん
不断
どりょく
努力
しあわ
ため
かぎ
である
Needless to say, diligence is a key to happiness.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
3-1
Most common form: 言う迄もない
expression, 'i' adjective
it goes without saying; there is no need to say so, but of course; it is needless to say; it need scarcely be said
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0 1
noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), 'na' adjective, 'no' adjective
1. constancy; persistency; continuity  (see also: 普段)
2. indecisive
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1
great effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; effort
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0
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
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noun
1. good; advantage; benefit; welfare  (see also: 為に; often written with kana only)
2. sake; purpose; objective; aim  (often written with kana only)
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2
noun
1. key
2. lock  (see also: )
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
ゲン   ゴン   say; word   こと word, saying   い to say   
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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フ   ブ    not   
ダン   ことわ to refuse, to decline   た to cut off   
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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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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
shelf
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
ド   つとめる to work, to toil   
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ド   guy
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
また again   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
コウ   さち    しあわ    さいわ happiness   
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
ケン   かぎ key; lock   
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キン   コン   かね gold; money   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
オウ    king   
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ケン   コン   た to be built   たてる to build   
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long stride
writing brush
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