馬 うま
horse
[n] horse
[n] horse racing
[n] promoted bishop
[n] knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
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冬 ふゆ
winter
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塾 じゅく
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
[n] cram school; private tutoring school; juku
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医 い
medicine; the healing art; healing; curing
[n] medicine; the healing art; healing; curing
[n,n-suf] doctor
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水 みず
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water)
[n] fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid
[n] flood; floodwaters
[n] water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
[n] break granted to wrestlers engaged in a prolonged bout
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こと こと
thing; matter
[n] thing; matter
[n] incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis
[n] circumstances; situation; state of affairs
[n] work; business; affair
[n] after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to
[n-suf] nominalizing suffix
[n-suf] pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
[n] alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or
[n] necessity; need
[n] you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...
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侠 きゃん
pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
[adj-na,n] pert; tomboyish; impudent; lively; boisterous
[adj-na,n] gallant; chivalrous
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オレ おれ
I; me
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大坂 おおさか
Osaka (city, prefecture)
[n] Osaka (city, prefecture)
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先生 せんせい
teacher; instructor; master
[n] teacher; instructor; master
[n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
[n] intimate or teasing form of address
[n] one's elder
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種痘 しゅとう
smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
[n,vs] smallpox vaccination; inoculation against smallpox
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この この
this
[adj-pn] this
[adj-pn] last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this
[adj-pn] you (as in "you liar")
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その その
that; the
[adj-pn] that; the
[adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
[int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
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次 つぎ
next; following; subsequent
[n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
[n,adj-no] stage; station
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塾生 じゅくせい
cram school student; student of a private-tutoring school
[n] cram school student; student of a private-tutoring school
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人 ひと
person; someone; somebody
[n] person; someone; somebody
[n] human beings; mankind; man; people; humans
[n] human (Homo sapiens)
[n] (other) people; others
[n] character; personality; nature
[n] capable person; competent person; suitable person; right person
[n] adult; grown-up
[n] I; me; one
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者 もの
person
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アイヌ
Ainu
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藩 はん
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
[n,n-suf] han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
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手術 しゅじゅつ
surgery; operation; procedure
[n,vs] surgery; operation; procedure
[n,vs] skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
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腑分け ふわけ
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
[n,vs,vt] dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
[n,vs,vt] analysis; dissection (e.g. of a problem); putting in order
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入門 にゅうもん
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; entering an institution; beginning training
[n,vs,vi] becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; entering an institution; beginning training
[n] introduction (to); primer; guide
[n,vs,vi] entering through a gate
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体 からだ
body
[n] body
[n] torso; trunk
[n] build; physique; frame; figure
[n] health; constitution
[n] corpse; dead body
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天狗 てんぐ
tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains
[n] tengu; red-faced and long-nosed goblin said to reside deep in the mountains
[n] bragging; conceit; braggart; boaster; conceited person
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殿 どの
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
[suf] Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.
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後 あと
behind; rear
[n,adj-no] behind; rear
[n,adj-no] after; later
[n,adj-no] remainder; the rest
[n,adv] more (e.g. five more minutes); left
[n,adv] also; in addition
[n,adj-no] descendant; successor; heir
[n,adj-no] after one's death
[n,adj-no] past; previous
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なる なる
to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
[v5r,vi] to become; to get; to grow; to turn; to reach; to attain
[v5r,vi] to result in; to turn out; to end up; to prove (to be)
[v5r,vi] to consist of; to be composed of; to be made up of
[v5r,vi] to be completed; to be realized; to succeed; to be attained; to be accomplished
[v5r,vi] to change (into); to turn (into); to transform
[v5r,vi] to come (to do); to begin (to do); to grow (to do)
[v5r,vi] to come to; to amount to; to add up to; to make
[v5r,vi] to play (the part of); to act as
[v5r,vi] to be used for; to be useful for; to serve as
[v5r,vi] to be promoted
[aux-v,v5r] to do ...
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箱 はこ
box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
[n] box; case; chest; package; pack; crate
[n] car (of a train, etc.)
[n] shamisen case; shamisen
[n] public building; community building
[n] man who carries a geisha's shamisen
[suf,ctr] counter for boxes (or boxed objects)
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外科 げか
surgery (branch of medicine)
[n] surgery (branch of medicine)
[n] department of surgery
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医者 いしゃ
doctor; physician
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まで まで
until (a time); till; to; up to
[prt] until (a time); till; to; up to
[prt] to (a place or person); as far as
[prt] to (an extent); up to; so far as; even
[prt] only; merely
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お前 おまえ
you
[pn] you
[n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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町 まち
town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
[n] town; block; neighbourhood; neighborhood
[n] downtown; main street
[n] street; road
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治療 ちりょう
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
[n,vs,vt] (medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
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患者 かんじゃ
patient
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庵 いおり
hermitage; retreat
[n,n-suf] hermitage; retreat
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南洋 なんよう
South Seas
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五 ご
five; 5
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として
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
[exp] as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of)
[exp] apart from... (used to change the topic)
[exp] even (e.g. "not even a single person")
[exp] thinking that...; trying to...
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父 ちち
father
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月 つき
Moon
[n] Moon
[n] month
[n] moonlight
[n] (a) moon; natural satellite
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ような ような
like; similar to
[adj-pn] like; similar to
[exp] (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that)
[exp] feels like; feels similar to; feels as if
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もう
already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
[adv] already; yet; by now; now; (not) any more; (not) any longer
[adv] soon; shortly; before long; presently
[adv] further; more; again; another; the other
[int] jeez; geez; gee; boy; come on; seriously
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それ それ
that; it
[pn] that; it
[pn] then; that point (in time); that time
[pn] there
[pn] you
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ケンカ けんか
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
[n,vs,vi] quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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浪速 なにわ
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
[n] Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
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法 ほう
law; act; principle
[n,n-suf] law; act; principle
[n,n-suf] method
[n,n-suf] mood
[n,n-suf] dharma; law
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幕府 ばくふ
shogunate; bakufu
[n] shogunate; bakufu
[n] shogun's headquarters
[n] Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
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天然痘 てんねんとう
smallpox; variola
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医師 いし
doctor; physician
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ヤツ やつ
fellow; guy; chap
[n] fellow; guy; chap
[n] thing; object
[pn] he; she; him; her
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いう いう
to say; to utter; to declare
[v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
[v5u] to name; to call
[v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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蘭方 らんぽう
Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
[n] Western medicine (as introduced to Japan by the Dutch during the Edo period)
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蘭学 らんがく
rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
[n] rangaku; study of Western knowledge through the Dutch language during the Edo period
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第一章 だいいっしょう
chapter one; first chapter
[n] chapter one; first chapter
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為に ために
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
[conj] for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; in favor of; in favour of; on behalf of
[conj] because of; as a result of
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今 いま
now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
[n,adj-no,adv] now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately
[adv] another; more
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わたし わたし
I; me
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よう よう
appearing ...; looking ...
[n-suf,n] appearing ...; looking ...
[n-suf,n] way to ...; method of ...ing
[n-suf,n] form; style; design
[n-suf,n] like; similar to
[n] thing (thought or spoken)
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やろ
seems; I think; I guess
[exp] seems; I think; I guess
[exp] right?; don't you agree?
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という という
called; named; that says; that
[exp] called; named; that says; that
[exp] as many as; as much as
[exp] all ...; every single ...
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それは
very; extremely
[adv] very; extremely
[exp] that is
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そして そして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
[conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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軒 のき
eaves
[n] eaves
[n] narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
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牛痘 ぎゅうとう
cowpox; vaccinia
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柱 はしら
pillar; post
[n] pillar; post
[n] support; prop; mainstay
[suf,ctr] counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
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所 ところ
place; spot; scene; site
[n,adv,suf] place; spot; scene; site
[n,suf] address
[n,suf] district; area; locality
[n,suf] one's house
[n,suf] point; aspect; side; facet
[n,suf] passage (in text); part
[n,suf] space; room
[n,suf] thing; matter
[n] whereupon; as a result
[n] about to; on the verge of
[n] was just doing; was in the process of doing; have just done; just finished doing
[n] approximately; around; about
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医学 いがく
medical science; medicine
[n] medical science; medicine
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内 うち
inside; within
[n,adv] inside; within
[n,adv] while (e.g. one is young); during; within (e.g. a day); in the course of
[n,adv] among; amongst; (out) of; between
[n] in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.); amidst; with (e.g. success)
[n] within oneself; one's feelings; inner thoughts
[n] we; our company; our organization
[n] one's home; one's family
[n] my spouse; my husband; my wife
[n] signed on behalf of (husband's name) by his wife
[pn] I; me
[n] imperial palace grounds
[n] emperor
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部屋 へや
room; chamber
[n] room; chamber
[n] apartment; flat; pad
[n] stable
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書生 しょせい
student
[n] student
[n] student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
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教授 きょうじゅ
professor
[n] professor
[n,vs,vt] teaching; instruction
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拙者 せっしゃ
I; me
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安政 あんせい
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
[n] Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
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多い おおい
many; numerous; a lot
[adj-i] many; numerous; a lot
[adj-i] large amount of; large quantity of; a lot; much
[adj-i] frequent; common
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入塾 にゅうじゅく
enrolling at a cram school
[n,vs] enrolling at a cram school
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もの もの
thing; object; article; stuff; substance
[n] thing; object; article; stuff; substance
[n] one's things; possessions; property; belongings
[n] things; something; anything; everything; nothing
[n] quality
[n] reason; the way of things
[n] used to emphasize emotion, judgment, etc.; used to indicate a common occurrence in the past (after a verb in past tense); used to indicate a general tendency; used to indicate something that should happen
[n-suf] item classified as ...; item related to ...; work in the genre of ...
[n-suf] cause of ...; cause for ...
[pref] somehow; somewhat; for some reason
[pref] really; truly
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なぜ なぜ
why; how; for what reason
[adv] why; how; for what reason
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すぐに すぐに
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
[adv] immediately; right away; at once; instantly
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頭 あたま
head
[n] head
[n] hair (on one's head)
[n] mind; brains; intellect
[n] leader; chief; boss; captain
[n] top; tip
[n] beginning; start
[n] head; person
[n] down payment; deposit
[n] top structural component of a kanji
[n] pair
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除 じょ
division
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謹慎 きんしん
self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline
[n,vs,vi] self restraint; moderating one's own behavior; penitence; discipline
[n,vs,vi] confinement (esp. to one's home); house arrest
[n,vs,vi] suspension (from work or school)
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講武 こうぶ
military training
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解剖 かいぼう
dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
[n,vs,vt] dissection; autopsy; postmortem examination
[n,vs,vt] analysis; postmortem
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良い よい
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
[adj-i] good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
[adj-i] sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
[adj-i] profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
[adj-i] OK; all right; fine; no problem
[suf,adj-i] easy to ...
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翻訳 ほんやく
translation
[n,vs,vt] translation
[n,vs,vt] deciphering; decoding
[n] translation
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痘 いも
smallpox
[n] smallpox
[n] pockmark
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為 ため
good; advantage; benefit; welfare
[n,adv] good; advantage; benefit; welfare
[n,adv] sake; purpose; objective; aim
[n,adv] consequence; result; effect
[n,adv] affecting; regarding; concerning
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漢方 かんぽう
traditional Chinese medicine
[n] traditional Chinese medicine
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洪 こう
Hungary
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桑田 そうでん
mulberry plantation
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時 とき
time; hour; moment
[n] time; hour; moment
[n,adv] occasion; case
[n] chance; opportunity; season
[n] the times; the age; the day
[n] tense
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弟子 でし
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
[n,adj-no] pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person; teacher's student-helper
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左 ひだり
left; left-hand side
[n,adj-no] left; left-hand side
[n] left hand
[n] the left (wing); leftist
[n] fondness for alcohol; drinker
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子供 こども
child; children
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子 こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
[n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
[n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
[n,n-suf] young woman
[n,n-suf] young (animal)
[n] offshoot
[n] interest
[n] new share
[n] player who is not a dealer
[n] young geisha; young prostitute
[n] bird egg
[n-suf] -er (often of young women)
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奉行所 ぶぎょうしょ
magistrate's office
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天神 てんじん
heavenly god; heavenly gods
[n] heavenly god; heavenly gods
[n] spirit of Sugawara no Michizane
[n] Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)
[n] pit of a dried plum; dried plum
[n] tenjin hairstyle
[n] prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
[n] tuning peg (on a biwa or shamisen)
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卵 たまご
eggs; egg; spawn; roe
[n] eggs; egg; spawn; roe
[n] (hen's) egg
[n] (an expert) in the making
[n] beginning; origin; infancy
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刀 かたな
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
[n] sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana
[n] scalpel
[n] chisel; burin; graver
[n] knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
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