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聞きくは一時いっときの恥はじ、聞きかぬは一生いっしょうの恥はじ

kikuwa ittokino haji kikanuwa isshōno haji

1. better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

Expression

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野の

1. plain; field

2. hidden (structural) member

+ 2 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#372

我われ

ware

1. I; me

2. oneself

+ 2 additional meanings

★ Common

Pronoun

#683

主ぬし

nushi

1. head (of a household, etc.); leader

2. owner; proprietor

+ 4 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#848

初はじめて

hajimete

1. for the first time

2. only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...

3. first time; (one's) first

★ Common

Adverb

#1247

死しぬ

shinu

1. to die; to pass away

2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor

3. to cease; to stop

★ Common

Verb

#1708

恥はじ

haji

1. shame; embarrassment

★ Common

Noun

#2473

聞きく

kiku

1. to hear

2. to listen (e.g. to music)

+ 6 additional meanings

★ Common

Verb

#2492

端はし

hashi

1. end (e.g. of street); tip

2. beginning; start

3. odds and ends; scrap

★ Common

Noun

#2577

一生いっしょう

isshō

1. whole life; a lifetime

2. (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

★ Common

Adjective

#2608

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