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Unclassified Expressions, Godan verb with 'su' ending

鳴(な)く蝉(せみ)よりも鳴(な)かぬ蛍(ほたる)が身(み)を焦(こ)がすempty vessels make the most noise, the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada

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    1. Expressions, Godan verb with 'su' ending

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      empty vessels make the most noise, the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada

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    鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす 【なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす】

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