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He who runs after two hares will catch neither.
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Vocabulary list

nitou
  1. two large animals; 2 large animals
ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
tou
counter
  1. counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
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.
ou
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to chase; to run after; to pursue; to follow after
  2. to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.)
  3. to drive out; to get rid of; to oust; to expel
  4. to drive (e.g. a herd)
  5. to be pressed (e.g. for time) (in passive voice)
mono
noun
  1. thing; object; article; stuff; substance
  2. one's things; possessions; property; belongings (as 〜のもの, 〜のもん)
  3. things; something; anything; everything; nothing
  4. quality
  5. reason; the way of things
  6. used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen (formal noun often used as 〜ものだ)
noun, used as a suffix
  1. item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
  2. cause of ...; cause for ...
prefix
  1. somehow; somewhat; for some reason
  2. really; truly
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
ittou
noun
  1. one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
tou
counter
  1. counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.
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.
moeru

Formal Present Indicative Negative Form

moezu
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to burn; to get fired up

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