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Don't speak ill of others behind their back.
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Vocabulary list

tanin
noun
  1. another person; other people; others
  2. unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood)
  3. outsider; stranger
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
kageguchiwotataku
expression, godan verb
  1. to backbite
kageguchi
noun, no adjective
  1. malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
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.
tataku
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to strike; to clap; to knock; to beat; to tap; to pat
  2. to play drums
  3. to abuse; to bash; to flame (e.g. on the Internet); to insult
  4. to consult; to sound out
  5. to brag; to talk big
  6. to call; to invoke (e.g. a function)
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)

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