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japanese:
- - - pos: verb
      text: ゆく
      dictionary: 行く
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - 河: かは
      dictionary: 川
    - pos: particle
      text: の
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - 流: なが
      - れ
    - pos: particle
      text: は
    - pos: adverb
      text:
      - 絶: た
      - えず
    - pos: particle
      text: して
    - dictionary: ~
      text: "、"
- - - pos: phrase
      text: しかも
      dictionary: 然も
    - dictionary: ~
      text: "、"
    - pos: noun
      text: もと
      dictionary: 元
    - pos: particle
      text: の
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - 水: みづ
    - pos: verb
      text: に
      dictionary: ぬ-1
    - pos: verb
      text: あら
      dictionary: 在る
    - pos: verb
      text: ず
    - dictionary: ~
      text: "。"
- - - pos: noun
      text:
      - 淀: よど
      - み
    - pos: particle
      text: に
    - pos: verb
      text:
      - 浮: う
      - かぶ
    - pos: noun
      text: うたかた
      dictionary: 泡沫
    - pos: particle
      text: は
    - dictionary: ~
      text: "、"
- - - pos: adverb
      text: かつ
      dictionary: 且つ
    - pos: verb
      text:
      - 消: き
      - え
      dictionary: 消える
    - pos: adverb
      text: かつ
      dictionary: 且つ
    - pos: verb
      text:
      - 結: むす
      - びて
      dictionary: 結ぶ
    - dictionary: ~
      text: "、"
- - - pos: adjective
      text:
      - 久: ひさ
      - しく
      dictionary: 久しい
    - pos: verb
      text: とどまり
      dictionary: 止まる
    - pos: verb
      text: たる
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - 例: ためし
      dictionary: 例-1
    - pos: adjective
      text: なし
      dictionary: 無い
    - dictionary: ~
      text: "。"
- - - pos: noun
      text:
      - 世: よ
      - の
      - 中: なか
    - pos: particle
      text: に
    - pos: verb
      text: ある
      dictionary: 在る
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - 人: ひと
    - pos: particle
      text: と
    - pos: noun
      text:
      - 栖: すみか
      dictionary: 住み処
    - pos: particle
      text: と
    - dictionary: ~
      text: "、"
- - - pos: adverb
      text: また
      dictionary: 又
    - pos: adverb
      text: かく
      dictionary: 斯く
    - pos: particle
      text: の
    - pos: verb
      text: ごとし
      dictionary: 如し
    - dictionary: ~
      text: "。"
english:
- The flow of the river never ceases,
- And the water never stays the same.
- Bubbles float on the surface of pools,
- Bursting, re-forming, never lingering.
- They're like the people in this world and their dwellings.
title: Opening passage of [方]{ほう}[丈]{じょう}[記]{き}
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Opening passage of [[方]{ほう}[丈]{じょう}[記]{き}](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hōjōki), written in 1212. [Translation by Matthew Stavros.](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hōjōki&oldid=1276844840#cite_note-1)