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The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.
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Vocabulary list

kakine
noun
  1. hedge; fence
  2. border; limit
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
mukougawa
noun
  1. other side; opposite side; other party
mukou
noun
  1. opposite side; other side; opposite direction
  2. over there; that way; far away; beyond
  3. the other party; the other person
  4. future (starting now)
gawa
noun, suffix
  1. side (of something, or taking someone's side); part
  2. (watch) case
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
shibafu
noun
  1. lawn; grass
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
itsumo
adverb
  1. always; all the time; at all times
  2. never (with neg. verb)
no adjective, noun
  1. usual; regular; habitual; customary
midori
no adjective, noun
  1. green
noun
  1. greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
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)
koi
i adjective
  1. deep (colour); dark
  2. strong (flavour, smell, etc.)
  3. thick (consistency); dense
  4. strong (possibility, etc.)
  5. thick (i.e. "as thick as thieves"); close; deep (love, etc.)

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