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The hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain.
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shuudoushi
noun
  1. monk; friar
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shuudou
noun
  1. learning; studying the fine arts
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shi
noun
  1. man (esp. one who is well-respected)
  2. samurai
noun, used as a suffix
  1. person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
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noyouni
expression, adverb
  1. like; similar to
  2. as with; in the same way
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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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youni
expression
  1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  2. hoping or wishing for something
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you
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. appearing ...; looking ... (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. form; style; design (usu. after a noun)
  4. like; similar to (usu. after a noun)
noun
  1. thing (thought or spoken)
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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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zukin
noun
  1. hood; kerchief
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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.
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kaburu

Plain Past Indicative Form

kabutta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to put on (one's head); to wear; to have on; to pull over (one's head); to crown (oneself)
  2. to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to dash on oneself; to ship water
  3. to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to assume (responsibility); to shoulder (burden)
  4. to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
  5. to be similar; to be redundant
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be fogged (due to overexposure, etc.) (of film)
  2. to close; to come to an end (of a play, etc.)
  3. to get a full house; to sell out (of a play, etc.)
  4. to blunder; to bungle; to fail (of a play, etc.)
  5. to be deceived
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kumo
noun
  1. cloud
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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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potsuripotsuri
adverb, adverb taking the to particle
  1. intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; by ones and twos
  2. in drops (e.g. of rain)
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potsuri
adverb taking the to particle, adverb
  1. isolated; standing alone (ぽっつり is emphatic)
  2. falling in drops (e.g. rain)
  3. saying a single word; muttering just a few words
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potsuri
adverb taking the to particle, adverb
  1. isolated; standing alone (ぽっつり is emphatic)
  2. falling in drops (e.g. rain)
  3. saying a single word; muttering just a few words
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adverb taking the to particle
to
particle
  1. with
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ochiru
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to fall down; to drop; to fall (e.g. rain); to sink (e.g. sun or moon); to fall onto (e.g. light or one's gaze); to be used in a certain place (e.g. money) (occ. 堕ちる for depravity and 墜ちる for a crash)
  2. to be omitted; to be missing
  3. to decrease; to sink
  4. to fail (e.g. exam or class); to lose (contest, election, etc.)
  5. to crash; to degenerate; to degrade; to fall behind
  6. to become indecent (of a conversation)
  7. to be ruined; to go under
  8. to fade; to come out (e.g. a stain); to come off (e.g. makeup); to be removed (e.g. illness, possessing spirit, name on a list)
  9. to fall (into someone's hands); to become someone's possession
  10. to fall (into a trap); to fall (for a trick)
  11. to give in; to give up; to confess; to flee
  12. to fall; to be defeated; to surrender
  13. to come to (in the end); to end in
  14. to fall (in love, asleep, etc.)
  15. to swoon (judo)
  16. to consent; to understand
  17. to go down (of a website, server, etc.); to crash
  18. to log out (of an online game, chat room, etc.); to drop out; to leave; to go offline
  19. to die (of animals)
  20. to move to the depths (of fish when it gets cold)
  21. to go down (of a website, server, etc.)
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ame
noun
  1. rain
  2. rainy day; rainy weather
  3. the November suit (in hanafuda)
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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.
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juzu
noun
  1. rosary; string of prayer beads
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noyouni
expression, adverb
  1. like; similar to
  2. as with; in the same way
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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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youni
expression
  1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  2. hoping or wishing for something
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you
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. appearing ...; looking ... (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. form; style; design (usu. after a noun)
  4. like; similar to (usu. after a noun)
noun
  1. thing (thought or spoken)
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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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tsumaguru

te-form

tsumagutte
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to finger; to roll between the thumb and the fingers
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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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