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Better be the head of a cat than the tail of a lion.
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Vocabulary list

ookina
pre-noun adjectival
  1. big; large; great
shuudan
noun
  1. group; mass
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
shiri
noun
  1. buttocks; behind; rump; bottom; hips
  2. undersurface; bottom
  3. last place; end
  4. consequence
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
tsuku
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to breathe out; to breathe
  2. to tell (a lie); to use (foul language)
  3. to vomit; to throw up; to spit up
yori
particle
  1. than
  2. from; out of; since; at; on
  3. except; but; other than
adverb
  1. more
atama
noun
  1. head
  2. hair (on one's head)
  3. mind; brains; intellect
  4. leader; chief; boss; captain
  5. top; tip
  6. beginning; start
  7. head; person
  8. down payment; deposit
  9. top structural component of a kanji
  10. pair
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
naru

Imperative Plain Present Indicative Form

nare
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain
  2. to result in; to prove to be
  3. to consist of; to be composed of
  4. to succeed; to be complete
  5. to change into; to be exchanged for
  6. to play a role
  7. to be promoted
godan verb
  1. to do ... (as お+masu-stem+になる, ご+noun+になる, etc.)

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