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去

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Past
きょ、こ

When you were a little 子 (こ) a lot happened. But you want to bury it (dirt radical above private radical) all in the past in your little kyoto house (which is different from your regular kyoto house きょう)

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号

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Number, edition, model
ごう

Grandpa is ごういち
He’s been trapped in the prison for a while and is GOing crazy, saying a bunch of random numbers (This uses the mouth, ground and prison radicals)

The same reading is used when 号 is a vocab word. It is the onyomi reading and used like jukugo because it is usually with another number.

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央

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Center
おう

Middle of a person is their center
Imagine you’re looking at the 王’s center (same reading)

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打

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Hit
だ
Street fingers hitting everyone since DAy one

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氷

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Ice
こおり
You have to CORe through the ice to be able to go ice fishing
Water + drop radical

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申

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Say Humbly
もう

The MOre you say, the more famous you get so it’s important to say it humbly so people don’e get sick of you

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先

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Previous
せん
Slide + legs + dirt radical
Referring to CENtaurs running through the dirt, a mythical creature from previous times

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名

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Famous, name
めい
みょう
Evening, mouth! MAY you have a good night! Means famous, imagine the star bowing to the audience

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年

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  1. Year
    ねん
    These are nendoroids, little Japanese figurine toys that are released yearly
  2. Year, age
    とし
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早

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Early, fast, quick
Sun + cross
そう

The sun rises above the cross SO fast

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百

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Hundred
ひゃく

Goofy laughing because he’s stacked a hundred leaves on the sun.

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男

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Man
だん、なん
Looks like a man with a big head running. He’s gonna run till DAWN until he has NUN’ left in the tank

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町

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Town
1. Kanji: ちょう
Ms. Chou is back, patrolling the streets of this town

  1. Vocab: まさ
    But then she want crazy and took a match to burn the town down. The rice paddy looks like a soccer match field.
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石

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  1. Stone
    せき
    The stone SKIdded across the ground
  2. Stone
    いし
    Throwing the stone is so EASY
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子牛

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Calf
こうし

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切手

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Postage stamp
きって [kitte]

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白い

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White
しろい

はく= kanji reading
しろ= vocab reading

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二十日

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Twentieth day
はつか
Words that count days are an exceptional reading. 二 (に) and 十 (じゅう) are exceptions and 日 (にち) is か which is kunyomi

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丸ごと

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In it’s entirety
まるごと
You have to GO TO the entire length of the circumference of the circle to know it’s entirety

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出かける

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To go out
でかける
出 kunyomi reading is で and onyomi is しゅつ

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口にする

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To mention
口 (mouth) に (particle defining location) する (to do).
ちにする

Can be used to describe multiple actions completed by the mouth i.e. to say, to eat, to drink, etc.

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生きる

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To live, to be alive, to exist
いきる
Jesse McCartney song: “Because you live, I live”

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右手

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Right hand side, right arm
みぎて

Jukugo

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四日

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Fourth day
よっか (yokka)
四 is よん but becomes a small つ

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四つ
Four things よっつ 四 is よん but becomes a small つ
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四千
Four thousand よんせん Jukugo but 四 uses kunyomi as the onyomi reading is し which means death (死)
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四十
Forty よんじゅう
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左手
Left hand side, left arm ひだりて Although jukugo, does not use onyomi readings. Uses kunyomi, as body parts usually do
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世
World 1. せい, せ It's your job to save the world 2. よ(kunyomi) Yo! It's your job to save the world.
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主
Master しゆ It's master shifu or “shu” from kung fu panda
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四百
Four hundred よんひゃく Remember, four uses the kunyomi reading.
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年中
Year round ねんじゅう ちゅう changing to ぢゅう, but since ぢ is very rare it just switches to じ and you end up with じゅう.
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字
Letter, character, symbol じ Jeez, how many kids are under this roof writing letters?
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花
Flower はな Hannah planted these flowers.
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写
Copy しゃ S in the kanji for sha, sha, sha
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先生
Teacher, doctor, sensei せんせい Jukugo word (past + life)
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竹
Bamboo たけ TAKe all the bamboo you need.
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気
Energy, spirit き, け You need the KEy to the treasure box to unlock the energy spirit ball.
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申し申し
Hello on telephone (only used when speaking on the phone. Is often not written out) もうしもうし
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貝
Shellfish, shell かい I went out in my kayak to catch some shellfish.
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早い
Early, fast, quick はやい HA YAH! I’m an early riser, I’m ready to take on the day.
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平
Flat, peace へい (ひょう、びょう) The arms are flat but they're waving HEY!
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先月
Last month せんげつ As of last month, your centaur gets up every night and ones to sleep in your bed.
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耳
Ears みみ Singing “mi mi mi”
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百万
Million ひゃくまん
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一年生
First year student いちねんせい
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申す
To say humbly, to say もうす “To say” but in formal situations only
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先ず
First of all, to start with まず Adverb, rare reading and an exception. First of all and to start with, you have to make it through this maze
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足
Foot, sufficient 1. そく You put a sock on your foot 2. あし You put a sock on to cover your ashy feet
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不
Not ふ, ぶ You're a fool...NOT!
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先々月
Month before last せんせんげつ
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写
Copy しゃ Upside down C and an S in the beggar radical for "copy" and "sha"
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少年
Boy しょうねん Back in the day, “few years” automatically referred to little boys.
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年内
By the end of the year ねんない
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一打
One strike, one stroke, one hit いちだ
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かき氷
Shaved ice かきごおり かき means ice and there is rendaku.
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五百
Five hundred ごひゃく 五百+ unit
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見
See み I know you have an eye but you can't see ME
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村
Village むら The villagers drew a mural for the trees out downto make their homes.
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男
Man おとこ This man has been running since dawn when he could have just used the autocar
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赤
Red あか The rainbow is A KInd of miracle and the first color is red
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他
Other 1. た The leader alligator doesn't TAlk to the others unless he's bossing them around. 2. ほか He doesn't talk to other, what a hoe
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代
Substitute, replace, period, age だい, たい Only 大 people can be substitutes (same reading as "big")
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皿
Plate, dish さら SARrein dishes rack per jamadoh
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先日
The other day, a few days ago せんじつ Jukugo word for 日 (いち and じつ) The other day you saw two centaurs. Gee, two centaurs that's crazy.
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去年
Last year きょねん
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２０１１年
Year 2011 にせんじゅういちねん Start with two thousand (二千／にせん), then you need to add eleven to it (十一／じゅういち). Then, you simply add the reading for 年
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二百
Two hundred にひゃく
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車
Car 1. しゃ Not the shaman driving this fancy car. 2. くるま COol Ride SHaman!
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名
Name, reputation な
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糸
Thread いと Don't eat the thread!
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打つ
To hit something, to pound something, to type うつ Other reading is だ
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先
Tip, ahead, first, future さき Everything that happened PREVIOUSLY is just the tip of the iceberg. For all our SAKES, let the past go.
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早々
As soon as, immediately after, quickly, early そいそい, はやばや
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名人
Expert, master めいじん A famous person is an expert at their job.
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休
Rest きゅう The leader is eating some refreshing cucumbers under the tree.
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宝
Treasure 1. ほう The treasure is in the king's HOme 2. たから The king is always talking about his treasure. He's such a TAlKera)
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中央
Center ちゅうおう
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礼
Thanks, etiquette れい Thanks to the umbrella, not a single RAY of Sun touched the horse (horse mnemonic in katakana)
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虫
Insect むし MUSH that insect into the ground
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仕
Doing し SHE is the samurai leader.
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不足
Shortage, insufficient ふそく This specifically refers to physical shortage, like FOOd
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一気
One breath, one go, one sitting いっき いち = いっ
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人気
Popular にんき Your so popular they gave you the Nintendo Key
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気分
Feeling きぶん Part of your energy" feeling.
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平ら
Flat たいら You flattened the RAbbit after you drove over a nail and your TIre went flat
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花火
Fireworks はなび
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竹の子
Bamboo shoot たけのこ
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太字
Bold, bold letter, bold character, bold text ふとじ Exceptional reading, a "fat letter" = bold character. Only a bold character could take a photo of all these letters.
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一本気
One track mind いっぽんぎ
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不正
Injustice, dishonest, unauthorized ふせい When something is not right, it’s an injustice.
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主に
Mainly おもに
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名字
Surname みょうじ
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文字
Letter [of the alphabet] もじ You already learned all the letters, you want to learn MOre.
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一文字
Straight line いちもんじ もん instead of も (文字)
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気にいる
To be pleased きにいる 入り口 (entrance)= いりぐち where 人 = い You are entering into good energy, you are pleased!
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元気
Energy, healthy げんき The origin of your energy is your health.
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天気
Weather てんき Heaven energy -weather
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本気
Serious もんき People that read booksto home their skills are very serious
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平気
Calm, cool, okay へいき Flat people are flat because they're calm and chill, relaxing in the grass.
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主人
Head of household/husband しうじん
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三世
Third generation さんせい
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二世
Second generation にせい
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平日
Weekdays へいじつ A "flat day" is a weekday 日= か, じつ 先日=せんじつ
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足りる
To be enough たりる 　 There will never be enough TAcos.
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大気
Atmosphere たいき Big energy = atmosphere
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休み
Rest やすみ YASS I want a rest
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休む
To rest やすむ More resting, YASS!
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休止
Pause, rest, break きゅうし Rest + stop = Pause
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休日
Holiday きゅうじつ GEE, TWO cucumbers. You must really be on holiday！
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休み
Rest やすみ YAAS, I want to rest
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村人
Villager むらびと
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花見
Viewing cherry blossoms はなみ
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見る
To see みる
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見せる
To show みせる
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見方
Way of seeing, point of view みかた If you can't see, then CUT
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月見
Moon viewing つきみ
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赤ちゃん
Baby あかちゃん
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車内
Inside the car しゃない
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仕方
Method しかた
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他人
Another person, other people, stranger たにん The boss doesn't TAlk to the other because he's a NINny
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代わる
To replace, to substitute for かわる The CAr is old and needs to be replaced.
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一代
Lifetime, one generation いちだい
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代用
Substitution だいよう
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写す
To copy, to photograph, to take a picture うつす A beatboxer is saying うつうつうつ, they are copying themselves to create a beat.
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お礼
Thanks おれい
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赤い
Red あかい
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小皿
Small plate こざら What are small? Kids (子 = こ) are small. こ= 小子
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宝石
Jewel ほうせき
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はい
Yes
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うん
Yep
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さようなら
Goodbye
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こんばんは
Good evening

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