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N2 う-verb (む), Transitive verb

(いとな)to carry on (e.g. in ceremony), to run a business

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    1. う-verb (む), Transitive verb

      1. 1.

        to run (a business), to operate, to conduct, to practice (law, medicine, etc.)

      2. 2.

        to carry out, to perform, to lead (a life)

      3. 3.

        to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

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    営む 【いとなむ】

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      祖父(そふ)()(じゅう)()(にち)法要(ほうよう)(いとな)んだ。

      I held a memorial service on my grandfather's 49th day.

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      社会(しゃかい)生活(せいかつ)(いとな)ためには、協調(きょうちょう)(せい)必要(ひつよう)だ。

      In order to carry on a social life, cooperation is necessary.

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      (わたし)家系(かけい)では、()祖父(そふ)(だい)からこの旅館(りょかん)(いとな)んでいます。

      In my family line, we have been running this inn since my great-grandfather's generation.

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      花屋(はなや)にしても、パン()にしても、自分(じぶん)事業(じぎょう)(いとな)には資金(しきん)知識(ちしき)必要(ひつよう)です。

      Whether it's a florist or a bakery, running your own business requires capital and knowledge.

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      金欠(きんけつ)なので、本業(ほんぎょう)(かたわ)副業(ふくぎょう)(いとな)(はじ)めた。そのおかげで十日(とおか)ぶりにお(さけ)()(こと)出来(でき)た。

      Because I was short of money, I started carrying out a side job alongside my main job. Thanks to that, I was able to buy alcohol for the first time in ten days.

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