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Long cherished dreams don't always come true.
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Vocabulary list

naganen
noun, adverb
  1. long time; many years
daku

te-form

daite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug
  2. to have sex with; to make love to; to sleep with
  3. to sit on (eggs); to brood
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Plain Past Indicative Form

ita
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
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)
kanarazushimo
adverb
  1. (not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all (with neg. sentence)
kanau
godan verb
  1. to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled (esp. 叶う)
  2. to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to conform to (standards, rules, etc.); to be consistent with (esp. 適う)
  3. to match (implies competition); to rival; to bear (e.g. the heat) (esp. 敵う, usu. with neg. verb)
tohakagiranai
expression
  1. not necessarily so; is not always true
toha
expression, particle
  1. indicates word or phrase being defined
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) (indicates contrast or adds emphasis to a negative statement)
  3. with (more emphatic than と)
  4. (not) as much as; (not) so much as (with neg. verb)
  5. the fact that; to think that; such a thing as (indicates surprise, disbelief, anger, etc.; sometimes at sentence end)
to
particle, conjunction
  1. if; when
  2. and
particle
  1. with
  2. used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
noun
  1. promoted pawn
particle
  1. indicates a question (at sentence end)
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
kagiru

Plain Present Indicative Negative Form

kagiranai
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to restrict; to limit; to confine
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be confined to
  2. to be best (for); to be the best plan; to be the only way (to) (as ...は...に限る)

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