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The pheasant would not be shot but for its cries.
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kiji
noun
  1. green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese pheasant
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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
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naku

Negative stem

naka
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
  2. to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
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Suffix after the negative stem of a verb
zuba
expression
  1. if it is not ...; if it does not ... (after the -nai stem of a verb; ずは is now pronounced ずわ)
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utsu

Passive Plain masu stem

utare
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hit; to strike; to knock; to beat; to punch; to slap; to tap; to bang; to clap; to pound (also written as 拍つ, 搏つ, 撲つ, 擣つ)
  2. to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (a drum, etc.)
  3. to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.)
  4. to move; to impress; to touch
  5. to drive in; to hammer in; to put in; to inject; to vaccinate
  6. to type; to send; to transmit
  7. to insert; to write in; to mark
  8. to make (noodles, etc.); to prepare
  9. to till (soil)
  10. to sprinkle; to throw; to cast
  11. to do; to carry out; to play; to perform; to engage in (gambling, etc.)
  12. to pay (a deposit, etc.)
  13. to visit (on a pilgrimage)
  14. to line (a coat)
  15. to bind (a criminal)
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mai
auxiliary
  1. probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.)
  2. don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to
  3. must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
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