国のことば

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露呈する

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ろていする

to manifest, disclose

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蔑み

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さげすみ

scorn, contempt

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近世

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early modern times

modern times

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言及する

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to refer to, allude to

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涯

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horizon

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至る、いたる

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to arrive, reach, lead to

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音節

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syllable

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物言い

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manner of speaking

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鋭い

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sharp

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打消

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うちけし

negative, negation, denial

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後者

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the latter

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大まかな

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rough (eg approximation)

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事象

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phenomenon, matter

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従来

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up til now, so far

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音韻 おんいん

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phoneme

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分布

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distribution, allocation

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母音

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vowel

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助動詞

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Auxiliary verb

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一様

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Uniformity

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微妙な

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びみょうな

Subtle, delicate

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要因

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Main cause, primary factor

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求める

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To want, wish for, seek

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徐々

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Gradually

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浸透する

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しんとうする

To permeate, soak

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方言周圏論

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Centre vs Periphery theory of dialects

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かけ離れる

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Very far away

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語形

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Word form

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後に、のちに

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Subsequently

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推定する

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すいていする | To assume, hypothesise

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唱える

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To advance, advocate

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解釈する

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To explain, interpret | 解釈する

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適用する

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To adopt, apply a theory

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大原則

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The great principle

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恣意性

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Arbitrariness

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成り立つ

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Be made up of, hold true to

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結びつき

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Connection, relation

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必然

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Inevitable, certain, necessary

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結合

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Joining, union, coupling

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根底

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こんてい | Root, basis

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散在する

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さんざい | To be scattered, to be found here and there

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連続的

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Consecutively, successively

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みなす

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To consider as, to regard as

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見立てる

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To compare | To select

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発想

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Idea, conception, way of thinking

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移住

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Migration

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伴う

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ともなう | To accompany

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飛火的

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Like leaping flames

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伝播する

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でんぱ | To transmit, spread

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主として

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しゅとして | Mainly

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移封

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Forced relocation of daimyo

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主張する

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To claim, assert

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あくまで

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Consistently, to the last

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創刊号

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First edition

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先進国

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Developed countries

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過程

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Course, system (of producing change etc.)

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確立する

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To establish

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概観する

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がいかん | To outline

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名称

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Name, title

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ついに

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In the end

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規定する

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To prescribe, stipulate

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追い求め

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Pursue

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到達

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Attainment, arrival

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すなわち

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Namely

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強制的

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Compulsory, forced

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用語

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Term, terminology

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原義

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Original meaning

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通用

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Common use

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用法

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Rules of use

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やや

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Somewhat, rather

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照らす

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To illuminate, to compare

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人為的

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じんいてき | Artificial

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規範

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きはん | Model, standard, convention

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概念

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がいねん | Concept, idea

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曖昧な

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あいまい | Vague

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学術用語

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Technical term

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衰退

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すいたい | Decline

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大衆

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たいしゅう | General public

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足し

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たし | 'Top up', ie to remedy the situation, to improve

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催し

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もよおし | Events, festivities, gatherings

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収録する

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To compile

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採集する

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To collect, gather

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首をかしげる

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To tilt ones head in confusion

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あり得ない

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Impossible, unlikely

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実態

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じったい | True state, reality

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たくみに

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Skilfully

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そればかりか

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Not only that

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気味

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Sensation, feeling

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流入

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Influx

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盛ん

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さかん | Popular, prosperous, enthusiastic

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割り込み

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To queue jump, break into line

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侵入する

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To permeate, invade

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著しい

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Remarkable

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主流

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Commonplace

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誤認する

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ごにん | To mistake something for something else, misrecognise

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台頭

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たいとう | Appearance, rise of

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改新

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Reformation

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次第に

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Gradually, bit by bit

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すり減る

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To wear away, to erode

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補う

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おぎなう | To compensate for

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活力

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Energy, vitality, dynamism

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老朽化

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ろうきゅうか | Outworn

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流転

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Continual change

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入れ替わる

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Replace, change places with

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混血方言

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こんけつ | Mongrel dialects

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混交

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Contamination (ling. term)

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複合

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ふくごう | Compounds (ling. term)

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衝突する

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しょうとつ | Collide, run into each other

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民衆語源

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Folk etymology

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語源

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Word root, word derivation

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音位転倒

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Metathesis (ling. term)

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類似

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るいじ | Similarity

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誤れる回帰

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``` あやまれる Mistaken regression (linguistic term) ```

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過剰修正

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かじょうしゅうせい | Hyper-correction

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訛り | なまり

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Accent (in speech)

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同音語

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Homophone

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同音衝突

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Homonymic collision