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A friend in need is a friend indeed.
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Vocabulary list

tokino
pre-noun adjectival
  1. of the time; at the time
  2. of the hour; in vogue; sought after
toki
noun
  1. time; hour; moment (刻 signifies a time of day; 秋 signifies an important time)
noun, adverb
  1. occasion; case
noun
  1. chance; opportunity; season
  2. the times; the age; the day
  3. tense
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
tomo
noun
  1. friend; companion; comrade; pal
  2. accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory
koso
particle
  1. it is ... that ...; precisely; in particular; definitely; for sure; only (when, after, because, etc.) (emphasizes preceding word or phrase)
  2. although; while; it is the case that ... but (as こそあれ, こそすれ, こそするが, etc.)
  3. it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ... (after conditional -ba form of verb)
  4. not at all; not in the slightest; absolutely not; never (after -nai stem of verb + ば)
shinnotomo
expression, noun
  1. true friend
shinno
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. true; real; genuine; proper; utter
shin
noun, no adjective
  1. truth; reality; genuineness
noun
  1. seriousness
  2. logical truth
  3. printed style writing
  4. star performer
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
tomo
noun
  1. friend; companion; comrade; pal
  2. accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement; accessory

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