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Life is as a box of matches. Treating it cautiously is foolish, not treating it cautiously is dangerous.
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jinsei
noun
  1. (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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hitohako
noun
  1. a (one) box
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hito
prefix
  1. one (esp. ひと)
numeric
  1. one (when counting aloud, usu. ひ or ひい)
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hako
noun
  1. box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
  2. car (of a train, etc.)
  3. shamisen case; shamisen
  4. public building; community building (often written as ハコ)
  5. man who carries a geisha's shamisen
  6. receptacle for human waste; feces (faeces)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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macchi
noun
  1. match (to light fire with)
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macchi
noun
  1. match (contest)
suru verb
  1. to match with; to go well with
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ninite
expression
  1. similar to; like
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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niru

te-form

nite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
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Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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juudai
na adjective, noun
  1. serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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atsukau
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
  2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
  3. to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
  4. to deal in; to sell
  5. to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
  6. to treat A as B (as ＡをＢとして扱う)
  7. to mediate (an argument)
  8. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
  9. to gossip
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no
particle
  1. indicates possessive (occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
  2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
  3. substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases
  4. (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion (often ん)
  5. (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis
  6. (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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bakabakashii
i adjective
  1. absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine; foolish
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juudai
na adjective, noun
  1. serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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atsukau

Negative stem

atsukawa
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to deal with (a person); to treat; to handle; to take care of; to entertain
  2. to deal with (a problem); to handle; to manage
  3. to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to work
  4. to deal in; to sell
  5. to cover (a topic); to treat; to discuss; to take up
  6. to treat A as B (as ＡをＢとして扱う)
  7. to mediate (an argument)
  8. to be too much for one; to find unmanageable
  9. to gossip
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Suffix after the negative stem of a verb
neba
expression
  1. if not ...; unless ... (after the -nai stem of a verb)
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kiken
noun, na adjective
  1. danger; peril; hazard
  2. risk
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dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about
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