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Proverb.- of soup and love, the first is the best, one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse.
Variations
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本木にまさる末木なし
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もときにまさるうらきなし
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本木に勝る末木なし
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もときにまさるうらきなし
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Contained Kanji Breakdown
book, present, main
ホン もと まと (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
end, close, tip
マツ すえ バツ (4th, N3)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)