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English → Japanese Chapter vii -- A short sketch of that felicity which prudent couples Level 8/10

may extract from hatred: with a short apology for those people who overlook imperfections in their friends.

憎しみから引き出すことができるもの:友人の欠点を見過ごす人々への短い弁明を添えて。

Vocabulary

憎しみ
nikushimi — Hatred; strong feeling of dislike toward someone.
から
kara — From; indicating origin, cause, or starting point.
引き出す
hikidasu — To draw out; to extract or elicit something.
こと
koto — Thing; nominalizer turning verbs into noun phrases.
ga — Subject marker particle; indicates the subject of a sentence.
できる
dekiru — To be able to; to be possible or capable.
もの
mono — Thing; object; used for tangible or abstract things.
友人
yuujin — Friend; a person one has a close relationship with.
no — Possessive particle; connects nouns showing belonging or relation.
欠点
ketten — Flaw; a shortcoming or weakness in someone or something.
wo — Object marker particle; indicates the direct object of a verb.
見過ごす
misugosu — To overlook; to let something pass without addressing it.
人々
hitobito — People; plural form referring to a group of individuals.
he — To; directional particle indicating target or recipient.
短い
mijikai — Short; describing something brief in length or duration.
弁明
benmei — Explanation; a justification or defense of one's actions.
添えて
soete — Adding; attaching something as a supplement or accompaniment.
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