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The parents, rather than the children, are to blame.
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kodomotachi
noun
  1. children
tachiyoru
tachiyoru
tachiyoru

masu stem

tachiyori
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
tachi
noun
  1. departure; setting off; start
  2. being used up; being consumed; being burnt out
  3. passage of time; lapse
  4. rehearsal
  5. leading male role in kabuki
  6. rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; faceoff
prefix
  1. verb prefix conveying emphasis and sometimes formality
yoru

masu stem

yori
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to approach; to draw near; to come near; to be close to
  2. to gather (in one place); to come together; to meet
  3. to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to make a short visit
  4. to grow old; to grow high (number, etc.)
  5. to grow (wrinkly) (in the form of しわが寄る)
  6. to lean against; to recline on (also written as 倚る, 凭る)
  7. to push one's opponent while holding their belt
  8. to decide on a price and come to a deal
  9. to be swayed by (a person); to yield to
mushiro
adverb
  1. rather; better; instead; if anything
oya
noun
  1. parent; parents; mother and father
  2. dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker
  3. founder; inventor
  4. (pet) owner
no adjective, noun
  1. key; parent (organization); main
noun
  1. ancestor; forefather
tachi
suffix
  1. pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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
sekinin
noun
  1. duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff)
  2. liability; onus
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)
aru
godan verb (irregular), intransitive verb
  1. to be; to exist; to live (usu. of inanimate objects)
  2. to have
  3. to be located
  4. to be equipped with
  5. to happen; to come about

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