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It is hard for an empty sack to stand straight.
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ishokutaritereisetsuwoshiru
expression
  1. well-fed, well-bred; the poor can't afford manners; only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
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ishoku
noun
  1. food and clothing; livelihood; living
suru verb
  1. to feed and clothe
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tariru

te-form

tarite
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be sufficient; to be enough
  2. to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve (in the form に足りる after a verb)
  3. to do (the job); to serve; to answer
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reisetsu
noun
  1. decorum; propriety; politeness
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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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shiru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to be aware of; to know; to be conscious of; to cognize; to cognise
  2. to notice; to feel
  3. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp
  4. to remember; to be acquainted with (a procedure)
  5. to experience; to go through; to learn
  6. to be acquainted with (a person); to get to know
  7. to concern
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