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If you are to make a success of writing, you have to work hard.
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Vocabulary list

kaku
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write; to compose; to pen
  2. to draw; to paint
koto
noun
  1. thing; matter
  2. incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
  3. circumstances; situation; state of affairs
  4. work; business; affair
  5. after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
noun, used as a suffix
  1. nominalizing suffix
  2. pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
noun
  1. alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or (as AことB (A = alias, B = real name))
  2. necessity; need (as 〜ことはない)
  3. you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ... (as 〜ことだ)
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
miwotateru

Tai Provisional Form

miwotatetakereba
expression, ichidan verb
  1. to make a success in life
mi
noun
  1. body
  2. oneself
  3. one's place; one's position
  4. main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)
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.
tateru

Tai Provisional Form

tatetakereba
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to stand up; to put up; to set up; to erect; to raise (also written as 起てる)
  2. to thrust into; to bury into; to dig into
  3. to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to raise (a cloud of dust, etc.); to cause
  4. to make; to establish; to set up; to develop; to formulate
  5. to put up (a political candidate); to make (one's leader)
  6. to treat with respect; to give (someone) their due; to make (someone) look good; to avoid embarrassing (someone)
  7. to sharpen; to make clear
  8. to shut; to close
  9. to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
  10. to divide by
suffix, ichidan verb
  1. to do ... vigorously (after the -masu stem of a verb)
isshoukenmei
na adjective, adverb, noun
  1. very hard; with utmost effort; with all one's might; for dear life
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
kaku

Negative stem

kaka
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write; to compose; to pen
  2. to draw; to paint
Suffix after the negative stem of a verb
neba
expression
  1. if not ...; unless ... (after the -nai stem of a verb)
naru

Classical (nu) Present Indicative Negative Form

naranu
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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