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An ox is captured by the horns, a person is bound by his word.
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Vocabulary list

ushi
noun
  1. cattle (Bos taurus); cow; bull; ox; calf
  2. beef (usu. ぎゅう)
  3. Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kaku
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. angle
  2. square; cube
  3. bishop
  4. third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
  5. Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
  6. jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
niyori
expression
  1. according to; by (means of); due to; because of
hito
noun
  1. man; person
  2. human being; mankind; people
  3. human (Homo sapiens); humans as a species
  4. character; personality
  5. man of talent; true man
  6. another person; other people; others
  7. adult
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kotoba
noun
  1. language; dialect
  2. word; words; phrase; term; expression; remark
  3. speech; (manner of) speaking
  4. learning to speak; language acquisition
niyori
expression
  1. according to; by (means of); due to; because of
tsukamaeru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

tsukamaerareru

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

tsukamaerareru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to catch; to capture; to arrest; to seize; to restrain
  2. to grab; to clutch; to grasp; to seize; to hold on to
  3. to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); to hail (a taxi, waiter, etc.); to hold (someone) back; to detain
  4. towards (someone); at (someone); in (someone's) face (as 〜をつかまえて)

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