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The dress does not make the fair.
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koromobakarideoshouhadekinu
expression
  1. the clothes do not make the man; the cowl does not make the monk
koromo
noun
  1. clothes; garment
  2. gown; robe
  3. coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
bakari
particle
  1. only; merely; nothing but; no more than
  2. approximately; about
  3. just (finished, etc.) (after the -ta form of a verb)
  4. as if to; (as though) about to (after an attributive form or auxiliary verb ぬ(ん), also often …とばかり(に))
  5. indicates emphasis (often …とばかり(に))
  6. always; constantly
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.)
oshou
noun
  1. preceptor or high priest (esp. in Zen or Pure Land Buddhism)
  2. preceptor or high priest (in Tendai or Kegon Buddhism)
  3. preceptor or high priest (in Shingon, Hosso, Ritsu or Shin Buddhism) (usu. 和上)
  4. second highest priestly rank in Buddhism
  5. monk (esp. the head monk of a temple)
  6. master (of one's art, trade, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
dekiru

Classical (nu) Present Indicative Negative Form

dekinu
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task
  2. to be ready; to be completed
  3. to be made; to be built
  4. to be good at; to be permitted (to do)
  5. to become intimate; to take up (with somebody)
  6. to grow; to be raised
  7. to become pregnant

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