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A miss is as good as a mile.
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hitotsu
numeric
  1. one
noun
  1. for one thing (often used in itemized lists)
  2. only (after a noun)
  3. (not) even (with a verb in negative form)
noun, adverb
  1. just (e.g. "just try it")
no adjective
  1. some kind of; one type of
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machigau

Provisional Present Indicative Form

machigaeba
godan verb
  1. to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
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ichiri
noun
  1. 2.44 miles
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ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
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ri
noun
  1. Japanese league; ri; old Japanese unit of distance, approx. 3.927km or 2.44 miles
  2. neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes)
  3. unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
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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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kuruu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to go mad; to lose one's mind; to go crazy; to go insane
  2. to get out of order; to go amiss; to malfunction; to become imprecise
  3. to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through; to get mixed up
  4. to go crazy (over someone or something); to get enthusiastic; to go wild
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