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When an ill wind blows it does good to no one.
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kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi
expression
  1. fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
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kafuku
noun
  1. fortune and misfortune; prosperity and adversity; good and evil; weal and woe
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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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azanau

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

azanaeru
godan verb
  1. to twist (something)
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nawa
noun
  1. rope; cord
  2. policeman's rope
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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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gotoshi
auxiliary verb
  1. like; as if; the same as
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