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If wishes were horses, beggars might ride.
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negau

Plain Past Indicative Form

negatta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to desire; to wish; to hope
  2. to beg; to request; to implore; to pray
auxiliary verb
  1. to have something done for oneself
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dake
particle
  1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
  2. as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
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nozomigakanau
expression, godan verb
  1. to have one's wish realized; to have one's wish realised
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nozomi
noun
  1. wish; desire; hope
  2. prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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kanau
godan verb
  1. to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled (esp. 叶う)
  2. to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with (esp. 適う)
  3. to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat) (esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb)
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nara
auxiliary
  1. if; in case; if it is the case that; if it is true that (hypothetical form of the copula だ, from なり and sometimes classed as a particle)
  2. as for; on the topic of
conjunction
  1. if that's the case; if so; that being the case
  2. if possible; if circumstances allow
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binbounin
noun
  1. poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
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mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as ＡもＢも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
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kanemochi
noun
  1. rich person
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ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
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nareru
nareru

Plain Presumptive Form

nareyou
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become familiar with (esp. 慣れる)
  2. to become skilled in; to become experienced at (esp. 慣れる)
  3. to become tame; to become domesticated (esp. 馴れる)
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to get used to doing (after the -masu stem of a verb)
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nareru

Plain Presumptive Form

nareyou
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to get too familiar with; to become too familiar with
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nareru

Plain Presumptive Form

nareyou
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; to become seasoned
  2. to rot
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Suffix after the volitional form of a verb
ga
conjunction
  1. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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