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1 exact word match found in search '立つ鳥跡を濁さず'
expression
it is simply common courtesy to clean up after yourself; a bird does not foul the nest it is about to leave; on leaving a place one should see that all is in good order  (see also: 跡を濁す)
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13 partial word matches found in search '立つ鳥跡を濁さず'
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'tsu' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to stand; to rise; to stand up  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
2. to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position)  (this meaning is restricted to form 立つ, たつ)
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noun
bird taking flight  (see also: 立つ鳥跡を濁さず)
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counter for the hito-futa-mi counting system (forming hitotsu, futatsu, mittsu etc.)  (often written with kana only)
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conjunction
1. indicates two contrasting actions  (see also: 浮きつ沈みつ, 追いつ追われつ; form: ...つ...つ)
particle
2. indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)  (archaic)
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Most common form: とり
noun
1. bird
2. bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry  (see also: )
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noun
1. trace; tracks; mark; sign
2. site; remains; ruins
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noun
trace  (mathematics)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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suffix
1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
2. (sentence end, mainly masc.) indicates assertion
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. difference; variation
noun
2. difference  (mathematics)
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auxiliary verb, suffix
not doing  (see also: ; after the -nai stem of a verb)
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Most common form:
noun (suffix)
1. s (pluralizing suffix); es  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
2. 's (possessive suffix); s'; es'  (colloquialism; originally from eng)
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Most common form:
noun, noun (suffix)
1. drawing; picture; diagram; figure; illustration; chart; graph
2. sight; scene
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