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"A rolling stone gathers no moss" is a proverb.
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korogaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to roll; to tumble
  2. to fall over; to roll over
  3. to lie down
  4. to be scattered about; to be lying around
  5. (of a situation or outcome) to change; to turn out
  6. to come easily; to be common; to fall into one's hands; to grow on trees
ishi
noun
  1. stone
  2. jewel; precious stone
  3. flint (in a lighter)
  4. stone (in go)
  5. stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
  6. rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
koke
noun
  1. moss
  2. short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
womo
expression
  1. even (emphatic version of object-indicating particle を)
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.
mo
particle
  1. too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence)
  2. both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) (as AもBも)
  3. even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than (used for emphasis or to express absence of doubt regarding a quantity, etc.)
  4. even if; even though; although; in spite of (often as 〜ても, 〜でも, 〜とも, etc.)
adverb
  1. further; more; again; another; the other
tsukeru

Formal Present Indicative Negative Form

tsukezu
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to attach; to join; to add; to append; to affix; to stick; to glue; to fasten; to sew on; to apply (ointment)
  2. to furnish (a house with)
  3. to wear; to put on
  4. to keep a diary; to make an entry
  5. to appraise; to set (a price)
  6. to allot; to budget; to assign
  7. to bring alongside
  8. to place (under guard or doctor)
  9. to follow; to shadow
  10. to load; to give (courage to)
  11. to keep (an eye on)
  12. to establish (relations or understanding)
  13. to turn on (light)
  14. to produce flowers; to produce fruit (of a plant)
tsukeru

Formal Present Indicative Negative Form

tsukezu
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to turn on; to switch on; to light up
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kotowaza
noun
  1. proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
dearu
copula, godan verb (irregular)
  1. be; is
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.)
aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about

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