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A cat will forget three years of kindness in three days, feed a dog for three days and he will remember it for three years.
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Vocabulary list

neko
noun
  1. cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus)
  2. shamisen
  3. geisha
  4. wheelbarrow
  5. clay bed-warmer
  6. bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sannen
noun
  1. three years
san
numeric
  1. three (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
  1. tri-
nen
noun
  1. year
counter
  1. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
noun
  1. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
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
on
noun
  1. favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
mikka
noun
  1. third day of the month
  2. three days
san
numeric
  1. three (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
  1. tri-
nichi
noun
  1. Sunday
suffix
  1. day (of the month) (also んち or ち)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for days (also んち or ち)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. Japan
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.)
wasureru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
inu
noun
  1. dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris)
  2. squealer; rat; snitch; informer; informant; spy
  3. loser; asshole
noun, used as a prefix
  1. counterfeit; inferior; useless; wasteful
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
mikka
noun
  1. third day of the month
  2. three days
san
numeric
  1. three (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
  1. tri-
nichi
noun
  1. Sunday
suffix
  1. day (of the month) (also んち or ち)
suffix, counter
  1. counter for days (also んち or ち)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. Japan
kau

Provisional Present Indicative Form

kaeba
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
sannen
noun
  1. three years
san
numeric
  1. three (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
  1. tri-
nen
noun
  1. year
counter
  1. counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school)
noun
  1. period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
onwowasureru

Classical (nu) Present Indicative Negative Form

onwowasurenu
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to be ungrateful
on
noun
  1. favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
wasureru

Classical (nu) Present Indicative Negative Form

wasurenu
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

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