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Books are to the mind what food is to the body.
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Vocabulary list

honno
pre-noun adjectival
  1. mere; only; just; slight
hon
noun
  1. book; volume; script
prefix
  1. this; present
  2. main; head
  3. real; regular
suffix, counter
  1. counter for long cylindrical things; counter for films, TV shows, etc.; counter for goals, home runs, etc.; counter for telephone calls (sometimes pronounced ぼん or ぽん)
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
kokoro
noun
  1. mind; heart; spirit
  2. the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
nitaisuru
expression
  1. regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
kankei
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. relation; relationship; connection
  2. participation; involvement; concern
  3. influence; effect
noun, suru verb
  1. sexual relations; sexual relationship
noun, used as a suffix
  1. related to; connected to
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
shokuryou
noun
  1. food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
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
karada
noun
  1. body (からだ is a gikun reading of 身体)
  2. torso; trunk
  3. build; physique; frame; figure
  4. health; constitution
  5. corpse; dead body
nitaisuru
expression
  1. regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
kankei
noun, suru verb, no adjective
  1. relation; relationship; connection
  2. participation; involvement; concern
  3. influence; effect
noun, suru verb
  1. sexual relations; sexual relationship
noun, used as a suffix
  1. related to; connected to
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
hitoshii
i adjective
  1. equal; identical; the same
  2. no different (to); just like; equivalent

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