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Let him that would move the world, first move himself.
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Vocabulary list

sekai
noun
  1. the world; society; the universe
  2. sphere; circle; world
no adjective
  1. world-renowned; world-famous
noun
  1. realm governed by one Buddha; space (original meaning)
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.
ugokasu

Plain Presumptive Form

ugokasou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
  2. to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
  3. to change; to alter; to deny
  4. to operate; to set in motion; to get going
  5. to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy
  6. to manage (e.g. funds)
toomottara
expression
  1. no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after (after past tense verb)
  2. at the thought of; when I think about
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)
omou

Conditional Present Indicative Form

omottara
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
  2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
  3. to judge; to assess; to regard
  4. to imagine; to suppose; to dream
  5. to expect; to look forward to
  6. to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want
  7. to recall; to remember
mazu
adverb
  1. first (of all); firstly; to begin with; before anything else
  2. probably; most likely; almost certainly; virtually
  3. more or less (satisfactory); on the whole; reasonably
  4. anyway; at any rate; for now (at least); for the time being
jibunjishin
pronoun
  1. oneself; myself
jibun
pronoun
  1. myself; yourself; oneself; himself; herself
  2. I; me
  3. you
jishin
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. (one's) self; oneself
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.
ugokasu

Imperative Plain Present Indicative Form

ugokase
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to move; to shift; to stir; to budge; to change position
  2. to inspire; to rouse; to move (e.g. feeling); to influence
  3. to change; to alter; to deny
  4. to operate; to set in motion; to get going
  5. to mobilize (e.g. troops); to mobilise; to deploy
  6. to manage (e.g. funds)
ugoku

Causative Plain masu stem

ugokase
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to move; to stir; to shift; to shake; to swing
  2. to operate; to run; to go; to work
  3. to make a move; to take action; to act; to go into action
  4. to be touched; to be influenced
  5. to change; to vary; to fluctuate; to waver (sometimes prenom. as 動かぬ, 動かない, etc. to mean "certain")
  6. to be transferred

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