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It is better to be stung by a nettle than pricked by a rose.
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Vocabulary list

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
toge
toge
noun
  1. thorn; spine; prickle
  2. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
  3. biting words
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.)
sasaru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

sasareru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in); to lodge (in)
  2. to resonate emotionally; to move
sasu

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

sasareru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
  2. to sting; to bite
  3. to sew; to stitch; to embroider
  4. to pole (a boat)
  5. to catch (with a limed pole)
  6. to put (a runner) out; to pick off
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
iru

masu stem

i
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be (of animate objects); to exist
  2. to stay
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
rakusa
noun
  1. difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); fall distance
  2. difference; gap
raku
noun, na adjective
  1. comfort; ease; relief; (at) peace; relaxation
na adjective, noun
  1. easy; simple; without trouble; without hardships
  2. (economically) comfortable
noun
  1. raku pottery
  2. sukha (happiness)
raku
noun
  1. acidic drink made from fermented milk (cow, sheep, mare; one of the five flavors in Buddhism)
raku
raku
noun
  1. the capital (esp. Kyoto)
sa
suffix
  1. -ness (nominalizing suffix indicating degree or condition)
particle
  1. indicates assertion (sentence end, mainly masc.)
interjection
  1. come; come now
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
toge
toge
noun
  1. thorn; spine; prickle
  2. splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone)
  3. biting words
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.)
sasaru

Potential Plain Past Indicative Form

sasareta
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to get stuck (in); to lodge (in)
  2. to resonate emotionally; to move
sasu

Passive Plain Past Indicative Form

sasareta
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pierce; to stab; to prick; to stick; to thrust
  2. to sting; to bite
  3. to sew; to stitch; to embroider
  4. to pole (a boat)
  5. to catch (with a limed pole)
  6. to put (a runner) out; to pick off
hougamashi
expression
  1. I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
hou
noun
  1. direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction)
  2. side (of an argument, etc.); one's part (often 私の方, あなたの方, etc.)
  3. type; category
  4. field (of study, etc.)
  5. indicates one side of a comparison
  6. way; method; manner; means
  7. length (of each side of a square)
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)
mashi
na adjective
  1. better; preferable; less objectionable; least-worst (esp. マシ)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. more; increase; extra
noun
  1. increase; growth
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)

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