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Don't get all bent out of shape over little things. A short temper can make you poor.
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Vocabulary list

tsumaranai
i adjective (negative)
  1. dull; uninteresting; boring; tedious
  2. insignificant; unimportant; trifling; trivial; worthless
  3. absurd; foolish; silly; stupid
  4. useless; pointless; disappointing
koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
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.)
harawotateru
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
hara
noun
  1. abdomen; belly; stomach
  2. womb
  3. one's mind; one's real intentions; one's true motive
  4. courage; nerve; willpower
  5. generosity; magnanimity
  6. feelings; emotions
  7. wide middle part; bulging part
  8. inside; interior; inner part
  9. anti-node
suffix, counter
  1. counter for hard roe
  2. counter for containers with bulging middles (pots, vases, etc.)
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
tateru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise (also written as 起てる)
  2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
  3. to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
  4. to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
  5. to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
  6. to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
  7. to sharpen; to make clear
  8. to shut; to close
  9. to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
  10. to divide by
suffix, ichidan verb
  1. to do ... vigorously (after the -masu stem of a verb)
na
particle
  1. don't (prohibitive; used with dictionary form verb)
  2. do (imperative (from なさい); used with -masu stem of verb)
interjection
  1. hey; listen; you
particle
  1. now, ...; well, ...; I tell you!; you know (when seeking confirmation, for emphasis, etc.; used at sentence end)
  2. wow; ooh (used to express admiration, emotionality, etc.; used at sentence end)
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey
tankihasonki
expression
  1. haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
tanki
noun, na adjective
  1. short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
sonki
noun
  1. disadvantage
tteiu
conjunction
  1. meaning; called; said
daro
expression
  1. seems; I think; I guess; I wonder; I hope
  2. don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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