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歳月人を待たず (さいげつひとをまたず) — time waits for no man | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
歳月人を待たず

歳月人を待たず

歳さいげ月つひ人とを待またず

time waits for no man

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さいげつひとをまたず

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time waits for no man, time and tide stay for no man

proverb

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Kanji that make up this word

とし・とせ・よわい…(2)

year-end・age・occasion・opportunity

ひと・-り・-と…(7)

ま.つ・-ま.ち…(3)

wait・depend on

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