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1 exact word match found in search '騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る'
expression, 'ru' godan verb
even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old  (proverb)
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23 partial word matches found in search '騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る'
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Most common form: 麒麟
noun
1. giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis)  (often written with kana only)
2. qilin (Chinese unicorn)
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particle
1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence)  (as AもBも)
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algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
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Most common form: おい
noun
old age; old person; the old; the aged
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noun
old age; age; old people; the old; the aged
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particle
strengthens a question, assertion, etc.  (see also: かい, ぞい, だい, わい; familiar language)
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noun
1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
2. snoop (i.e. a detective, a spy, etc.)
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noun
1. stomach
2. Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)  (see also: 胃宿, 白虎; astronomy, etc. term)
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noun
well
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noun, noun (suffix)
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing; doctor
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greatness
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counter
1. rank; place (e.g. first place)
2. decimal place
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auxiliary verb, suffix
1. not  (see also: ない; after the -nai stem of a verb)
2. indicates completion  (archaic)
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particle
1. if ... then; when
2. and  (often ...も...ば...も...)
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noun
1. place; spot; space
2. field; discipline; sphere; realm
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noun
(riding) hack
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noun
1. horse
2. horse racing  (see also: 競馬:けいば; this meaning is restricted to reading うま)
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particle
1. at (place, time); in; on; during
2. to (direction, state); toward; into
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numeric
two  (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud. 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
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noun
1. load; baggage; cargo; freight; goods
2. burden; responsibility
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noun
red earth (i.e. containing cinnabar or minium); vermilion
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'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
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prefix
sub-; inferior; minor  (mathematics)
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