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People sometimes compare death to sleep.
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tokidoki
tokidoki
tokidoki
adverb, no adjective
  1. sometimes; occasionally; at times; from time to time; now and then; once in a while; at intervals
no adjective, noun
  1. seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
shi
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. death; decease
  2. death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation)
noun
  1. (an) out
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
nemuri
noun
  1. sleep; sleeping
  2. inactivity
  3. death
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
tatoeru
tatoeru
tatoeru

Potential Plain Present Indicative Form

tatoerareru

Passive Plain Present Indicative Form

tatoerareru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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