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Poverty is, in a sense, a blessing.
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Vocabulary list

binbou
na adjective, noun
  1. poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
aruimide
expression
  1. in a sense; in some way; to an extent
aruimi
expression
  1. in a sense; in some way; to an extent
aru
pre-noun adjectival
  1. a certain ...; some ...
imi
noun, suru verb
  1. meaning; significance; sense
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.)
tennomegumi
expression
  1. God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
ameno
amano
noun or verb acting prenominally
  1. heavenly; celestial; divine
ten
noun
  1. sky
  2. heaven
  3. God
  4. svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth)
  5. deva (divine being of Buddhism)
  6. top (of a book)
  7. sole (of a Japanese sandal)
  8. beginning; start
  9. tempura
  10. India
ame
ama
noun
  1. sky
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
megumi
noun
  1. blessing; grace
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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