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A wise man profits from his mistakes.
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Vocabulary list

kenja
noun
  1. wise person; sage
ha
particle
  1. topic marker particle (pronounced わ in modern Japanese)
  2. indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated)
  3. adds emphasis
onore
pronoun
  1. oneself (itself, etc.)
  2. I; me
  3. you
adverb
  1. by oneself (itself, etc.)
interjection
  1. interjection expressing anger or chagrin
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
shissaku
noun, suru verb
  1. blunder; slip; error
noun
  1. error
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
manabu
godan verb
  1. to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in

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