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A rolling stone gathers no moss.
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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
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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
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niha
expression, particle
  1. to; for; on; in; at (emphasises word marked by に)
  2. in order to; for
  3. as for; regarding (indicates respect for subject of sentence)
  4. while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but) (as ＡにはＡが...; emphasizes the repeated word, followed by a contrasting statement)
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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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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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koke
noun
  1. moss
  2. short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
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ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
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haeru

Classical (nu) Present Indicative Negative Form

haenu
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to grow; to spring up; to sprout
  2. to cut (teeth)
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