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The love of a young maiden is a poem. The love of an old maid is philosophy.
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Vocabulary list

shoujo
noun
  1. little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
  2. female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shi
noun
  1. poem; verse of poetry
nari
auxiliary verb, irregular ru verb
  1. to be (affirmative; meaning 〜だ、〜である)
  2. to be (location) (meaning 〜にある、〜にいる; usu. なる)
noun, suffix
  1. sum of money (indicates exact sum on a receipt, envelope, etc.)
toshima
noun
  1. mature woman; middle-aged woman
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
tetsugaku
noun
  1. philosophy
nari
auxiliary verb, irregular ru verb
  1. to be (affirmative; meaning 〜だ、〜である)
  2. to be (location) (meaning 〜にある、〜にいる; usu. なる)
noun, suffix
  1. sum of money (indicates exact sum on a receipt, envelope, etc.)

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