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Charity begins at home.
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Vocabulary list

jihi
noun, no adjective
  1. mercy; compassion; clemency; pity; charity; benevolence
noun
  1. Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
katei
noun, no adjective
  1. home; family; household
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
hajimaru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to begin; to start; to commence
  2. to happen (again); to begin (anew)
  3. to date (from); to originate (in)

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