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You don't get eggplants from a gourd vine.
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urinotsuruninasubihanaranu
urinotsuruninasubihanaranu
expression
  1. like begets like; the apple doesn't fall far from the tree; eggplants don't grow on gourd vines
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urinotsuru
noun
  1. gourd vine
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uri
noun
  1. melon; gourd
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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
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tsuru
noun
  1. vine; bine; tendril; runner
  2. bow; temple arm; sidepiece; lug arm; earpiece; part of a pair of glasses that goes over the ear
  3. connections; contacts; influence; financial supporter
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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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nasubi
noun
  1. eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
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ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
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naru
naru

Classical (nu) Present Indicative Negative Form

naranu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to bear fruit
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