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Learn Japanese with Games - You Don’t Need Many Words For Farewells

In this video we’re going to analyse Frog’s quote from Chrono Trigger.

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Analysis

The grammar is “A に B はいらない” meaning “B is not necessary for A”.

The A is 別れ meaning “farewells” and the B is 多くの言葉 meaning “many words” (多くの followed by a noun means “many”. In daily conversation たくさんの is commonly used as 多くの sounds formal and non-colloquial in this usage. 言葉 means “words”).

The sentence ending particle さ is usually used by optimistic or snobbish men to make the speech sound cool, dry and frank. The most famous anime character who often uses this is Kazuhiko Hanawa from anime series “Chibi Maruko Chan”.

So 別れに多くの言葉はいらないさ means “You don’t need many words for farewells” in a cool way.

Sentences

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Frog’s Quote

You don’t need many words for farewells.

AにBはいらない (B is not necessary for A)

Smartphones are not necessary for primary school students.
Medicines are not necessary for just a cold.
You don’t need love games for relationships.

NOTE

  • いらない can be replaced with 必要ない.
  • When the A is a verb, use the plain-form and add の.
You don’t need to have special talent to draw.

多くの + Noun (many)

I bought a watch with many functions.
So many people are coming to vote.
I read many books during the holidays.

NOTE

  • 多くの can be replaced with たくさんの in this usage.
  • 多くの also means “most”. In this case it can’t be replaced with たくさんの.
After divorce, mothers take custody of the children in most cases.

Sentence Ending Particle さ

We can meet again for sure.
You are my awesome girlfriend.
I don’t mind little things.

Vocabulary

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au
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to meet (逢う is often used for close friends, etc. and may be associated with drama or pathos; 遭う may have an undesirable nuance)
iru
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to be needed
udedokei
noun
  1. wristwatch
ewokaku
expression, godan verb
  1. to paint (draw) a picture
ooku
noun, adverb, no adjective
  1. many
otozureru
ichidan verb, transitive verb
  1. to visit
kau
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to buy (in western Japan, 買う conjugates euphonically as こうた, こうて, etc.)
kakehiki
noun
  1. tactics; strategy
kaze
noun
  1. (common) cold
kanojo
noun
  1. girlfriend
kinisuru
expression, suru verb (irregular)
  1. to care about
kinou
noun, suru verb
  1. function; feature
kimi
pronoun
  1. you (also used colloquially by young females)
kyuujitsu
noun
  1. holiday
kotoba
noun
  1. word; words
sa
particle
  1. indicates assertion (sentence end, mainly masc.)
saikou
no adjective, na adjective, noun
  1. most

Kanji

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Stroke Count
2 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. person
Readings
Kun'yomi: ひと、-と、-り。
On'yomi: ニン、ジン。
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3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. woman, female
Readings
Kun'yomi: おんな、め、をとめ、むすめ、なんじ。
On'yomi: ニョウ、ニョ、ジョ。
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3 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. little, small
Readings
Kun'yomi: こ、お、ちい.さい、お-、こ-、さ-。
On'yomi: ショウ。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. in, inside, middle, mean, center
Readings
Kun'yomi: なか、うち、あた.る。
On'yomi: チュウ、ジュウ。
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4 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. day, sun, Japan, counter for days
Readings
Kun'yomi: -か、-び、ひ。
On'yomi: ジツ、ニチ。
Stroke Count
5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
Readings
Kun'yomi: もと。
On'yomi: ホン。
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5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. mama, mother
Readings
Kun'yomi: はは、も。
On'yomi: ボ、ム、モ、ボウ。
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5 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. life, genuine, birth
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.きる、い.かす、い.ける、う.む、う.まれる、は.える、は.やす、お.う、なま、き、あい、あさ、あり、あらは.る、あ.る、あれ、い、いか、いき、いく、いけ、う、うぶ、うまい、うまは.る、うまる、うる、え、お、おい、おいし.く、おお、おき、おや、おや.す、おゆ、きつ、ぎゅう、くるみ、ごせ、さ、さん、すぎ、すすむ、せ、そ、そう、たか、ちる、なじ、な.す、なせ、なば、なり、なる、な.る、にう、にゅう、ぬく、のう、のり、ばい、はえ、はさま、ふ、ぶ、ふゆ、み、む、む.す、もう、や、ゆ、よ、よい、よど、りゅう、-う、う.まれ、なま-、うま.れる、うまれ。
On'yomi: しょう、セイ、サン、ショウ。
Stroke Count
6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. rest, day off, retire, sleep
Readings
Kun'yomi: やす.む、やす.まる、やす.める。
On'yomi: キュウ。
Stroke Count
6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. spirit, mind, air, atmosphere, mood
Readings
Kun'yomi: いき。
On'yomi: ケ、キ。
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8 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. study, learning, science
Readings
Kun'yomi: まな.ぶ、まな、まなぶ。
On'yomi: ガク。
Stroke Count
10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. time, hour
Readings
Kun'yomi: とき、-どき。
On'yomi: ジ、シ。
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10 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. tall, high, expensive
Readings
Kun'yomi: たか、たか.い、-だか、たか.まる、たか.める。
On'yomi: コウ。
Stroke Count
14 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. read
Readings
Kun'yomi: よ.む、よ.み、よみ、-よ.み。
On'yomi: ズ、ドク、トウ、トク。
Stroke Count
6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. meeting, meet, party, association, interview, join
Readings
Kun'yomi: あ.う、あ.わせる、あつ.まる。
On'yomi: エ、ケ、カイ。
Stroke Count
6 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. many, frequent, much
Readings
Kun'yomi: おお.い、まさ.に、まさ.る。
On'yomi: タ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. separate, branch off, diverge, fork, another, extra, specially
Readings
Kun'yomi: わか.れる、わ.ける。
On'yomi: ベツ、ベチ、ヘツ。
Stroke Count
7 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. say
Readings
Kun'yomi: い.う、こと。
On'yomi: ゴン、ゲン。
Stroke Count
9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. plot, plan, scheme, measure
Readings
Kun'yomi: はか.る、はか.らう、かず、け、え。
On'yomi: ケ、ケイ。
Stroke Count
9 Strokes
English Meaning
  1. wind, air, style, manner
Readings
Kun'yomi: -かぜ、かぜ、かざ-。
On'yomi: フ、フウ。

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