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As rust eats iron, so care eats the heart.
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Vocabulary list

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)
tetsu
noun
  1. iron (Fe)
no adjective, noun
  1. strong and hard (as iron)
noun, noun, used as a suffix, noun, used as a prefix
  1. railway
noun, noun, used as a prefix
  1. railway enthusiast
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.
mushibamu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms
  2. to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy
mushi
noun
  1. insect; bug; cricket; moth
  2. worm; roundworm
  3. one's emotions; one's feelings
  4. nervousness; fretfulness
  5. person devoted to one thing; single-minded person
  6. valve core
  7. mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
hamu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to eat (fodder, grass, etc.)
  2. to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord
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
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
douyouni
adverb
  1. identically; in the (exact) same way; similarly
douyou
no adjective, na adjective, noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. same; similar; (just) like; equal
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
shinpai
noun, suru verb, na adjective
  1. worry; concern; anxiety; uneasiness; fear
noun, suru verb
  1. care; help; aid; assistance
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kokoro
noun
  1. mind; heart; spirit
  2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, 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.
mushibamu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms
  2. to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin; to undermine; to gnaw at (one's heart, body, etc.); to eat into; to destroy
mushi
noun
  1. insect; bug; cricket; moth
  2. worm; roundworm
  3. one's emotions; one's feelings
  4. nervousness; fretfulness
  5. person devoted to one thing; single-minded person
  6. valve core
  7. mushi (type of game played with a stripped deck)
hamu
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to eat (fodder, grass, etc.)
  2. to receive (a salary); to receive a stipend from one's lord

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