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1 exact word match found in search '他山の石以て玉を攻むべし'
expression
one should learn from other's mistakes; stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems  (see also: 他山の石; archaic; proverb)
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29 partial word matches found in search '他山の石以て玉を攻むべし'
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun, 'no' adjective
other (esp. people and abstract matters)
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1. other (place, thing, person); the rest
2. outside; beyond  (esp. 外; often written with kana only)
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noun
lesson learned from someone's else mistake; object lesson; food for thought; stones from other mountains (can be used to polish one's own gems)  (see also: 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし)
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noun
another mountain; another temple
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noun, counter
1. mountain; hill
2. mine (e.g. coal mine)
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suffix
1. Mt.; Mount  (after the name of a mountain)
2. Mt.; Mount  (see also: 山号; after a temple's honorific mountain name)
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noun
mountain; hill  (archaic)
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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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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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noun
1. stone
2. gem; jewel
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noun
1. measure of volume (approx. 180.39 liters, 6.37 cub. ft.)
2. measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
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Most common form: もって
conjunction, expression
1. with; by  (often written with kana only)
2. by means of; because; in view of  (often written with kana only)
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auxiliary
indicates continuing action  (see also: ; で after certain verb forms)
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noun
1. hand; arm  (see also: お手; occ. pronounced た when a prefix)
2. forepaw; foreleg  (see also: お手; colloquialism)
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Most common form: って
particle
1. casual quoting particle  (see also: ; abbr. for と, というのは and other similar combinations)
2. indicates supposition; if ... then
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noun
1. ball; sphere; globe; orb
2. bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet
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noun
1. precious stone (esp. jade)  (also formerly read as ごく)
2. egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping)  (food term)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof  (archaic)
2. wow; whoa
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suffix
shall; should; must  (see also: 可き; often written with kana only)
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Most common form: べえ
auxiliary
1. word used at sentence-end (like a particle) to indicate speculation, volition or invitation  (see also: 可い; regional dialect: Kantou-ben, Touhoku-ben)
suffix
2. familiar suffix used after a personal name
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons
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numeric
four  (肆 is used in legal documents)
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. death; decease
2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)  (see also: 五刑; archaic)
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noun
poem; verse of poetry
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noun, noun (suffix)
city
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), noun
history
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Most common form:
noun (suffix), counter
magazine  (see also: 雑誌; abbreviation)
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noun
official; civil service
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