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| This kanji has 4 strokes: 2 strokes in the "two" radical 二 (に) and 2 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (200): | ||
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1.
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窯元 かまもと |
pottery |
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2.
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元 もと |
origin, source, base, foundation, cause, ingredient, (somebody''s) side, (somebody''s) location, original cost (or capital, principal, etc.), trunk, first section of a waka, former, ex- |
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3.
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家元 いえもと |
head of a school (of music, dance), head family of a school |
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4.
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お中元 おちゅうげん |
Bon Festival gifts |
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5.
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元々 もともと |
originally, by nature, from the start |
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6.
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元凶 がんきょう |
ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source |
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7.
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元首 げんしゅ |
ruler, sovereign |
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8.
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元本 がんぽん |
principal (invest.), capital |
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9.
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手元 てもと |
(money) on hand or at home, one''s purse (handbag), usual skill |
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10.
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元金 がんきん |
capital, principal |
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11.
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元気 げんき |
health(y), robust, vigor, vigour, energy, vitality, vim, stamina, spirit, courage, pep |
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12.
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元来 がんらい |
originally, primarily, essentially, logically, naturally |
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13.
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根元 ねもと |
root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle |
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14.
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元帥 げんすい |
(field) marshal, (fleet) admiral, general of the army |
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15.
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還元 かんげん |
resolution, reduction, return to origins |
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16.
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一元 いちげん |
unitary |
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17.
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復元 ふくげん |
restoration (to original state), reconstruction |
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18.
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元老 げんろう |
elder statesman, authority |
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19.
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一元化 いちげんか |
unification, centralization, centralisation |
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20.
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元日 がんじつ |
New Year''s Day |
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21.
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地元 じもと |
home area, home town, local |
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22.
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足元 あしもと |
at one''s feet, underfoot, gait, pace, step |
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23.
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元禄 げんろく |
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13) |
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24.
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紀元 きげん |
era, AD (Christian era) |
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25.
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元年 がんねん |
first year (of a specific reign) |
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26.
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元より もとより |
from the beginning, from the first, all along, originally, of course |
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27.
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元号 げんごう |
era name |
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28.
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元祖 がんそ |
originator, founder, pioneer, inventor |
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29.
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紀元前 きげんぜん |
pre-era, BC, BCE |
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30.
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元素 げんそ |
chemical element |
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31.
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身元 みもと |
person''s identity, ID, past, background |
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32.
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中元 ちゅうげん |
15th day of the 7th lunar month, (last day of) Bon lantern festival, Bon gifts |
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33.
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多元的 たげんてき |
pluralism, plurality |
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34.
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襟元 えりもと |
front of neck, collar |
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35.
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次元 じげん |
dimension, perspective, point of reference, level (of something) |
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36.
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耳元 みみもと |
close to the ear |
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37.
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元旦 がんたん |
New Year''s Day |
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38.
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多元方程式 たげんほうていしき |
hypercomplex equation, plural equation |
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39.
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元 げん |
(math) unknown (e.g. in an equation), Yuan dynasty (China) |
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40.
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元始祭 げんしさい |
Shinto Festival of Origins (January 3rd) |
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41.
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抗元 こうげん |
antigen |
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42.
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身元不明 みもとふめい |
(a person or body being) unidentifiable (unidentified) |
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43.
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嘉元 かげん |
Kagen era (1303.8.5-1306.12.14) |
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44.
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販売元 はんばいもと |
selling agency |
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45.
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元亨 げんこう |
Genkou era (1321.2.23-1324.12.9) |
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46.
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元払い もとばらい |
prepayment |
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47.
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耳元で みみもとで |
close to one''s ears |
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48.
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お手元金 おてもときん |
the privy purse, the money used for private purposes by the members of the Imperial family |
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49.
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長元 ちょうげん |
Chougen era (1028.7.25-1037.4.21) |
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50.
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元永 げんえい |
Gen''ei era (1118.4.3-1120.4.10) |
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51.
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元値 もとね |
cost |
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52.
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多元論 たげんろん |
pluralism |
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53.
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流し元 ながしもと |
sink |
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54.
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元治 げんじ |
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7) |
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55.
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荒隠元 さやいんげん |
French beans |
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56.
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身元不明者 みもとふめいしゃ |
John Doe, Jane Doe, person unknown |
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57.
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非金属元素 ひきんぞくげんそ |
a nonmetallic element |
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58.
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元兇 げんきょう |
chief instigator, ringleader |
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59.
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元文 げんぶん |
Gembun era (1736.4.28-1741.2.27) |
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60.
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失敗は成功の元 しっぱいはせいこうのもと |
failure teaches success |
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61.
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長元坊 ちょうげんぼう |
common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) |
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62.
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元応 げんおう |
Gen''ou era (1319.4.28-1321.2.23) |
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63.
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元値が切れる もとねがきれる |
to be below the cost, to sell below cost |
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64.
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多次元 たじげん |
multidimensional |
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65.
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元手 もとで |
funds, capital, stock |
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66.
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国家元首 こっかげんしゅ |
head of a state |
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67.
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身元保証 みもとほしょう |
personal reference |
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68.
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火の元 ひのもと |
origin of fire |
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69.
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微量元素 びりょうげんそ |
a trace element |
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70.
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元方 もとかた |
capitalist, wholesaler |
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71.
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主要諸元 しゅようしょげん |
salient points |
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72.
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を元として をもととして |
based on, built on, made from |
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73.
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低次元 ていじげん |
low-level, coarse, vulgar |
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74.
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元価 げんか |
cost price |
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75.
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元中 げんちゅう |
Genchuu era (of the Southern Court) (1384.4.28-1392.10.5) |
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76.
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太元帥妙王 だいげんすいみょうおう |
(Buddh) Atavaka, generalissimo of the Vidya-rajas |
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77.
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元い もとい |
(in calisthenics) return to your original position!, er, rather (used in speech to correct yourself) |
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78.
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国家元首夫人 こっかげんしゅふじん |
first lady |
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79.
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人工元素 じんこうげんそ |
synthetic element, artificial element (i.e., technetium) |
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80.
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火元 ひもと |
origin of a fire |
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81.
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鼻元 はなもと |
root of the nose |
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82.
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元凶 げんきょう |
ringleader, main culprit, main cause, source |
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83.
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を元にして をもとにして |
based on, built on, made from |
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84.
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貞元 じょうげん |
Jougen era (976.7.13-978.11.29) |
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85.
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元歌 もとうた |
original song |
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86.
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元帳 もとちょう |
ledger |
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87.
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駄目で元々 だめでもともと |
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose |
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88.
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元が掛かる もとがかかる |
to be expensive, to cost much |
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89.
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元首相 もとしゅしょう |
former Prime Minister |
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90.
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国元 くにもと |
hometown, native place |
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91.
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人民元 じんみんげん |
Chinese Yuan, renminbi (currency) |
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92.
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改元 かいげん |
change of era |
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93.
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鼻元思案 はなもとしあん |
superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking, half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea |
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94.
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元本 げんぽん |
principal (invest.), capital |
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95.
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出版元 しゅっぱんもと |
publisher |
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96.
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アメリカ長元坊 アメリカちょうげんぼう |
American kestrel (Falco sparverius) |
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97.
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貞元 ていげん |
Teigen era, Jougen era (976.7.13-978.11.29) |
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98.
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元帳残高 もとちょうざんだか |
ledger balance |
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99.
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駄目元 だめもと |
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose |
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100.
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元に戻す もとにもどす |
to reconstitute |
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101.
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元鞘 もとさや |
returning to normal after all is said and done |
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102.
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腰元 こしもと |
chamber maid, female servant |
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103.
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人民元建て じんみんげんだて |
denominated in Chinese Yuan, denominated in renminbi |
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104.
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乾元 けんげん |
Kengen era (1302.11.21-1303.8.5) |
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105.
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鼻元思案 はなもとじあん |
superficial (shortsighted) way of thinking, half-baked (foolish, ill-advised) idea |
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106.
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元金 もときん |
capital, principal |
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107.
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諸元 しょげん |
various factors or elements |
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108.
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ダメで元々 ダメでもともと |
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose |
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109.
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天元 てんげん |
Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15) |
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110.
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元気づける げんきづける |
to pep up, to cheer up |
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111.
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元朝 げんちょう |
New Year''s morning |
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112.
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貸し元 かしもと |
financier, gambling boss |
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113.
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元の所に納める もとのところにおさめる |
to put (a thing) back in its place |
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114.
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元職 げんしょく |
former job, former position |
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115.
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根元 こんげん |
root, source, origin, foundation, base, principle |
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116.
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正元 しょうげん |
Shougen era (1259.3.26-1260.4.13) |
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117.
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勧進元 かんじんもと |
backer, promoter |
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118.
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膝元 ひざもと |
near one''s knee |
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119.
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元勲 げんくん |
elder statesman |
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120.
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元利 がんり |
principal and interest |
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121.
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諸元表 じょげんぴょう |
specification table, specification sheet |
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122.
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ハロゲン族元素 ハロゲンぞくげんそ |
halogen family elements |
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123.
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湯元 ゆもと |
source of a hot spring |
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124.
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元気はつらつとしている げんきはつらつとしている |
to be in great spirits, to be full of vigour (vigor) |
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125.
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元通り もとどおり |
as before, as ever |
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126.
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大元帥 だいげんすい |
commander-in-chief, generalissimo |
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127.
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元の鞘に収まる もとのさやにおさまる |
to bury the hatchet, to make up |
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128.
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元仁 げんにん |
Gennin era (1224.11.20-1225.4.20) |
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129.
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清元節 きよもとぶし |
a school of ballad drama |
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130.
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寛元 かんげん |
Kangen era (1243.2.26-1247.2.28) |
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131.
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付け元気 つけげんき |
show of courage |
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132.
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元軍 げんぐん |
Yuan-Dynasty Chinese-Mongolian military |
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133.
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元利 げんり |
principal and interest |
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134.
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勝手元 かってもと |
in and about a kitchen, family circumstances |
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135.
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安元 あんげん |
Angen era (1175.7.28-1177.8.4) |
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136.
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同位元素 どういげんそ |
isotope |
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137.
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元気を出す げんきをだす |
to cheer up (often used with command or request form addressing someone else) |
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138.
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元締 もとじめ |
manager, boss, controller, promoter |
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139.
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単位元 たんいげん |
unit element |
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140.
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元の通り もとのとおり |
as it was before |
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141.
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座元 ざもと |
theater proprietor, theatre proprietor, producer |
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142.
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製造元 せいぞうもと |
manufacturer, maker |
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143.
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符号分割多元接続 ふごうぶんかつたげんせつぞく |
code division multiple access, CDMA |
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144.
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元型 げんけい |
archetype |
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145.
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元暦 げんりゃく |
Genryaku era (1184.4.16-1185.8.14) |
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146.
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小長元坊 こちょうげんぼう |
merlin (species of falcon, Falco columbarius), pigeon hawk |
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147.
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胴元 どうもと |
bookmaker (in gambling), manager |
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148.
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元気を付ける げんきをつける |
to encourage, to give courage to |
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149.
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元締め もとじめ |
manager, boss, controller, promoter |
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150.
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単元 たんげん |
teaching unit |
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151.
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元の木阿弥 もとのもくあみ |
ending up right back where one started |
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152.
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元帥府 げんすいふ |
Supreme Military Council |
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153.
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三次元 さんじげん |
three dimensions |
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154.
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遷移元素 せんいげんそ |
transition element, transition metal |
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155.
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還元脱脂乳 かんげんだっしにゅう |
reconstituted skim milk |
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156.
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元慶 がんぎょう |
Gangyou era (877.4.16-885.2.21), Genkei era |
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157.
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承元 しょうげん |
Shougen era, Jougen era (1207.10.25-1211.3.9) |
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158.
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道元 どうげん |
Zen monk, 1200-1253 |
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159.
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元気一杯 げんきいっぱい |
be brimming with health (vigor), be full of pep |
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160.
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元徳 げんとく |
Gentoku era (1329.8.29-1331.8.9) |
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161.
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単元制度 たんげんせいど |
unit credit system |
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162.
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元は もとは |
originally |
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163.
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元姓 げんせい |
former surname, original surname |
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164.
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三次元映画 さんじげんえいが |
3D movie |
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165.
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蔵元 くらもと |
sake brewer, warehouse overseer |
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166.
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還元分裂 かんげんぶんれつ |
meiosis |
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167.
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復元作業 ふくげんさぎょう |
restoration, restoration (restorative) work |
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168.
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元慶 げんけい |
Gangyou era (877.4.16-885.2.21), Genkei era |
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169.
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元老院 げんろういん |
(Roman) senate |
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170.
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承元 じょうげん |
Jougen era (1207.10.25-1211.3.9) |
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171.
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一元管理 いちげんかんり |
uniform management, uniform control, to control centrally, to manage centrally, to consolidate, to unify |
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172.
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二元 にげん |
duality, binary (system) |
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173.
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元気旺盛 げんきおうせい |
be brimming with vitality, be full of vigor (life) |
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174.
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元へ もとへ |
(in calisthenics) return to your original position!, er, rather (used in speech to correct yourself) |
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175.
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元正 がんしょう |
New Year''s Day |
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176.
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山元 やまもと |
owner of a mountain, a mine |
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177.
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希元素 きげんそ |
rare element |
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178.
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復元力 ふくげんりょく |
righting moment |
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179.
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元結い もとゆい |
paper cord for tying the hair |
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180.
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昭和元禄 しょうわげんろく |
the flourishing mid-Showa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease |
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181.
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一元的 いちげんてき |
monistic, unitary, unified, centralized, centralised |
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182.
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二元的 にげんてき |
dual |
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183.
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元気過ぎる げんきすぎる |
to be too energetic |
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184.
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元日 がんにち |
New Year''s Day |
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185.
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地元警察 じもとけいさつ |
local police |
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186.
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元も子もない もともこもない |
losing everything, to have lost the interest and the principle |
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187.
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元請け もとうけ |
prime contract work or contractor |
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188.
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山元派 さんげんは |
Yamamoto sect (of Shin Buddhism), Sangen sect |
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189.
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足元にもおよばない あしもとにもおよばない |
to be no match for, to not hold a candle to |
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190.
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希土類元素 きどるいげんそ |
rare earth elements |
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191.
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保元 ほうげん |
Hougen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20) |
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192.
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元元 もともと |
originally, by nature, from the start |
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193.
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元禄袖 げんろくそで |
short and round sleeves of a kimono |
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194.
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織り元 おりもと |
textile manufacturer |
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195.
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一元論 いちげんろん |
monism |
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196.
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二元放送 にげんほうそう |
broadcast in which participants speak from different stations |
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197.
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元気者 げんきもの |
live wire (a person) |
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198.
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元入金 もとにゅうきん |
capital |
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199.
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地元語 じもとご |
local language, local dialect |
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200.
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元やん もとやん |
reformed delinquent, former delinquent youth |