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It's only natural to keep up with the Joneses.
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Vocabulary list

tonarikinjo
noun
  1. neighbors; neighbours; neighborhood; neighbourhood
tonari
no adjective, noun
  1. next (to); adjoining; adjacent
noun, no adjective
  1. house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour; next-door neighbor
kinjo
noun, no adjective
  1. neighbourhood; neighborhood
nitaishite
expression
  1. towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
miewoharu
expression, godan verb
  1. to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
mie
noun
  1. airs; pretensions; show; ostentation; display; appearance; vanity; charm
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.
haru
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stick; to paste; to affix (esp. 貼る)
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to stretch; to spread; to strain; to tighten; to put up (tent)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to form (e.g. ice on a pond)
godan verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
  1. to fill; to swell
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stick out; to put; to slap
  2. to post (a link, etc. online)
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be expensive
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to keep a watch on; to be on the lookout
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become one tile away from completion
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to span; to generate
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
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ninjou
noun
  1. humanity; empathy; kindness; sympathy
  2. human nature; common sense; customs and manners
da

Polite Present Indicative Form

desu
copula
  1. be; is (plain copula)
auxiliary verb
  1. did; (have) done (た after certain verb forms; indicates past or completed action)
  2. please; do (indicates light imperative)
yo
particle
  1. hey; you (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc.)
  2. hey (after a noun; used when calling out to someone)
  3. hey; hold on (in mid-sentence; used to catch one's breath or get someone's attention)
interjection
  1. yo; hey

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