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Pronunciation
♪ 農夫( のうふ ) の 生産( せいさん ) 性( せい ) 向上( こうじょう ) を 歌い( うたい ) なさい
農夫 (のうふ) (n) peasant [EDICT] (nóng fū, ㄋㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨ ) peasant; farmer [CE-DICT]
の () (prt) endorsing and questioning the preceding statement (sentence ending particle); lamenting reflections on the preceding statement (sentence ending particle) [EDICT] () (prt) (1) although; when; and yet; despite this; in spite of; even though; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless; for all that; notwithstanding that; (2) while; (3) if only; I wish; (4) I tell you; you should do; (5) in order to; (P) [EDICT] () (suf,prt) (literary equiv. of だけ) only; nothing but; (P) [EDICT] () (n) (See スラグ) slag [EDICT] (乃) (prt) (1) (uk) (occasionally ん) indicates possessive; (2) verb and adjective nominalizer (nominaliser); (3) substituting for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (4) (often ん) indicates a confident conclusion; (5) emotional emphasis (sentence end) (fem); (6) indicates question (sentence end); (P) [EDICT] (之) (prt) (arch) possessive (used on tombs, etc.) [EDICT] (幅) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (布) (n,n-suf,ctr) (after a number in the hito-, futa-, mi- counting system) unit of measurement for cloth breadth (30-38 cm) [EDICT] (箆) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT] (篦) (n) (1) (arch) shaft (of an arrow); (2) (arch) (See 矢竹・2) arrow bamboo (Pseudosasa japonica) [EDICT]
生産 (せいさん) (n,vs) production; manufacture; (P) [EDICT] (せいざん) (n) live birth [EDICT]
性 (しょう) (n,n-suf) (1) nature (of a person or thing); (2) {Buddh} that which does not change according to external influences [EDICT] (せい) (n) (1) nature (of a person); (2) sex; (3) gender; (suf) (4) (indicating quality or condition) -ty; -ity; -ness; -cy; (P) [EDICT] (さが;なりくせ(性)(ok)) (n) (1) one's nature; one's destiny; (2) custom; tradition; habit [EDICT] (xìng, ㄒㄧㄥˋ ) nature; character; property; quality; attribute; sexuality; sex; gender; surname; suffix forming adjective from verb; suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity; essence [CE-DICT]
向上 (こうじょう) (n,vs) elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress; (P) [EDICT] (xiàng shàng, ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄕㄤˋ ) upwards; uplifting [CE-DICT]
を () (prt) (arch) (See を) marks object of action, etc. (also adds emphasis) [EDICT]
歌う (うたう) (v5u,vt) (1) to sing; (2) to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem; (P) [EDICT]
なさる (為さる) (v5aru,vt) (hon) to do; (P) [EDICT]