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1 exact word match found in search '亀の年を鶴がうらやむ'
expression, 'mu' godan verb
some people are never satisfied; the crane envies the longevity of the turtle  (proverb)
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21 partial word matches found in search '亀の年を鶴がうらやむ'
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Most common form: かめ
noun
tortoise; turtle
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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Most common form:
noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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noun
1. year
2. age; years
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noun
1. year (e.g. AD)
2. counter for years
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counter for years (following a number in the hito-futa-mi counting system)  (archaic)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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Most common form: つる
noun
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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noun
moth
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auxiliary verb
1. indicates speculation  (after the imperfective form of certain verbs and adjectives)
2. indicates will
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Most common form:
noun
1. bottom (or another side that is hidden from view); undersurface; opposite side; reverse side  (opposite: )
2. rear; back; behind (the house)
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noun
1. inlet
2. seashore; beach
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Most common form:
noun
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
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Most common form:
suffix
1. and others; and the like; and followers; et al.; pluralizing suffix  (often written with kana only)
2. or so  (see also: あちら, いくら; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; often written with kana only)
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particle
1. such things as (non-exhaustive list related to a specific time and place); and ... and
2. the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as  (see also: や否や; after the dictionary form of a verb)
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Most common form: 止む
'mu' godan verb, intransitive verb
to cease; to stop; to be over
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Most common form:
noun
1. arrow
2. wedge; chock
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Most common form: 病む
to fall ill; to be ill
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Most common form:
noun
spoke  (see also: スポーク)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof  (archaic)
2. wow; whoa
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