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故
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origin and history; particulars
Examples
彼はやたらに故事来歴に詳しいけれど、それが人生の役に立っているのかはなはだ疑問だね。
He has a great storehouse of knowledge about historical details but I seriously doubt that's of any use in life.
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Proverb
there is no place like home; home is sweet to an exile
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Idiomatic expression
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
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reasonable; understandable; justified; not without reason
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seeming to be with certain circumstances; seeming to be for a certain reason
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why; how; for what reason
Examples
あなたはなぜ働いているの。
How come you're still working?
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Of things, not people
old; aged; ancient; antiquated; antique; timeworn
Examples
ケンが使っている机はもう古い。
The desk that Ken uses is old.
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long; since long ago; time-honored
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of the distant past; long-ago
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stale; threadbare; hackneyed; corny
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old-fashioned; outmoded; out-of-date
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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
Examples
彼女はなぜかふさいでいる。
She looks blue for some reason.
