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You're comparing chalk and cheese!
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Vocabulary list

omae
pronoun
  1. you (formerly honorific, now oft. derog. in ref. to an equal or inferior)
  2. presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
karuki
noun
  1. chlorinated lime; calcium hypochlorite; chloride of lime; bleaching powder
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
chiizu
noun
  1. cheese
  2. tee (piping); T-joint
interjection
  1. cheese (said when taking a photograph) (usu. as はい、チーズ)
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.
kuraberu

te-form

kurabete
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to compare; to make a comparison
  2. to compete; to vie
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)
nda
expression
  1. the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ... (の and ん add emphasis)
n
auxiliary verb
  1. probably (after a -nai stem)
  2. will; intend to
  3. would like to have done (for me)
da
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
zo
particle
  1. adds force or indicates command (used at sentence end)

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