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Life begins when you pay taxes.
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zeikin
noun
  1. tax; duty
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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.
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harau
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to pay (e.g. money, bill)
  2. to brush off; to wipe away; to clear away; to dust off; to cut off (e.g. branches)
  3. to drive away (e.g. one's competitors)
  4. to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of
  5. to pay (e.g. attention); to show (e.g. respect, concern)
  6. to make (e.g. effort, sacrifice); to expend; to exert
  7. to move out (of one's own place); to vacate
  8. to sweep (e.g. one's legs); to knock aside
  9. to make a sweeping stroke (in Japanese calligraphy)
  10. to reset (an abacus)
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youninaru

te-form

youninatte
expression, godan verb
  1. to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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youni
expression
  1. in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as)
  2. hoping or wishing for something
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you
noun, used as a suffix, noun
  1. appearing ...; looking ... (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  2. way to ...; method of ...ing (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
  3. form; style; design (usu. after a noun)
  4. like; similar to (usu. after a noun)
noun
  1. thing (thought or spoken)
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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
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naru

te-form

natte
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)
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hajimete
adverb, no adjective
  1. for the first time
adverb
  1. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ... (after the -te form of a verb)
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jinsei
noun
  1. (human) life (i.e. conception to death)
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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)
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hajimaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to begin; to start; to commence
  2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
  3. to date (from); to originate (in)
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