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| This kanji has 4 strokes: a single stroke in the "line" radical 丨 (ぼう) and 3 other strokes | ||
| Sample Compounds (200): | ||
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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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2.
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中耳 ちゅうじ |
middle ear, tympanum |
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3.
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お中元 おちゅうげん |
Bon Festival gifts |
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4.
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一晩中 ひとばんじゅう |
all night long, all through the night |
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5.
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中国 ちゅうごく |
China, South-west most region of Honshu, middle of a country, the Hiroshima area |
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6.
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中島 なかじま |
island in a pond or river |
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7.
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中原 ちゅうげん |
middle of a field, middle of a country, field of contest |
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8.
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中耳炎 ちゅうじえん |
tympanitis (inflammation of middle ear) |
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地中 ちちゅう |
underground, subterranean |
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10.
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府中 ふちゅう |
Fuchuu (in Tokyo) |
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お話し中 おはなしちゅう |
busy (phone) |
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12.
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中身 なかみ |
contents, interior, substance, filling, (sword) blade |
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13.
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胸中 きょうちゅう |
one''s heart, one''s mind, one''s intentions |
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14.
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中東 ちゅうとう |
Middle East |
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15.
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地中海 ちちゅうかい |
Mediterranean Sea |
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16.
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中盤 ちゅうばん |
middle (stage) |
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17.
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背中 せなか |
back (of body) |
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18.
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中日 ちゅうにち |
China and Japan, the middle day, the equinoctial day |
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19.
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中華人民共和国 ちゅうかじんみんきょうわこく |
People''s Republic of China, Communist China |
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20.
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中軸 ちゅうじく |
axis, pivot, central figure, key man |
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21.
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手中 しゅちゅう |
in one''s hands, in one''s control |
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22.
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中期 ちゅうき |
middle period |
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23.
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中執 ちゅうしつ |
Central Executive Committee |
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24.
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食中毒 しょくちゅうどく |
food poisoning |
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25.
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中産階級 ちゅうさんかいきゅう |
middle class, bourgeoisie |
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26.
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町中 まちなか |
downtown |
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27.
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中越 ちゅうごし |
over center field (centre) |
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28.
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中略 ちゅうりゃく |
omission, ellipsis |
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29.
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中心 ちゅうしん |
center, centre, middle, heart, core, focus, pivot, emphasis, balance |
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30.
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最中 さいちゅう |
in the middle of, height of, in course of, midst |
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31.
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中卒 ちゅうそつ |
junior high school or middle school graduate |
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32.
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命中 めいちゅう |
a hit, hitting something that was aimed at |
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33.
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中等 ちゅうとう |
second grade, medium quality, average, middle class, secondary grade |
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34.
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中古 ちゅうこ |
used, second-hand, old, Middle Ages |
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35.
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右中間 うちゅうかん |
between right and center fielders (baseball) (centre) |
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36.
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世の中 よのなか |
society, the world, the times |
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37.
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中流 ちゅうりゅう |
mid-stream, middle course, middle class |
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38.
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人中 ひとなか |
society, company, the public, the world |
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39.
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寒中 かんちゅう |
mid-winter, cold season |
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御中 おんちゅう |
and Company, Messrs |
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41.
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連中 れんちゅう |
colleagues, company, a lot |
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42.
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中型 ちゅうがた |
medium sized |
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43.
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空中 くうちゅう |
sky, air |
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44.
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中退 ちゅうたい |
leaving school during a term |
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45.
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中古車 ちゅうこしゃ |
used car, secondhand car |
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46.
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陣中 じんちゅう |
in camp, at the front |
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47.
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中庭 なかにわ |
courtyard, quadrangle, middle court |
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48.
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心中 しんじゅう |
double suicide, lovers suicide |
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49.
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中枢 ちゅうすう |
centre, center, pivot, mainstay, nucleus, backbone, central figure, pillar, key man |
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50.
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中央 ちゅうおう |
centre, central, center, middle |
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51.
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中隊 ちゅうたい |
company, battery, troop |
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52.
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文中 ぶんちゅう |
in the document, Bunchuu era (of the Southern Court) (1372.4.?-1375.5.27) |
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53.
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心中 しんちゅう |
in one''s heart, true motives, mind |
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54.
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暑中 しょちゅう |
mid-summer |
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55.
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中年 ちゅうねん |
middle-age, middle age, midlife, one''s middle years |
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56.
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中国人 ちゅうごくじん |
Chinese person |
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57.
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受付中 うけつけちゅう |
currently accepting (applications, etc.) |
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58.
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中級 ちゅうきゅう |
intermediate level |
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59.
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中継 ちゅうけい |
relay, hook-up |
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60.
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渦中 かちゅう |
vortex, maelstrom, whirlpool, convulsions, upheaval |
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61.
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熱中 ねっちゅう |
nuts!, enthusiasm, zeal, mania |
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62.
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間中 あいだじゅう |
during |
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63.
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中継ぎ なかつぎ |
intermediary, agency, brokerage, (electric) relay |
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64.
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真っ最中 まっさいちゅう |
midst, middle of, height of |
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65.
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中部 ちゅうぶ |
region south and south-west of Tokyo area, center, centre, middle, heart |
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66.
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的中 てきちゅう |
strike home, hit the mark, become realized, become realised |
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67.
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中核 ちゅうかく |
kernel, core, nucleus, resident control program |
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68.
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暑中見舞 しょちゅうみまい |
summer greeting card, inquiry after someone''s health in the hot season |
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69.
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生中継 なまちゅうけい |
(on TV) "live" broadcast |
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70.
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中道 ちゅうどう |
the middle road, middle of the road, mean, moderation |
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71.
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水中 すいちゅう |
underwater |
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72.
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中 なか |
inside, in, within, among, center (centre), middle, during, while |
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73.
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中指 なかゆび |
middle finger |
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74.
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対中 たいちゅう |
relating to China |
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75.
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暑中見舞い しょちゅうみまい |
summer greeting card, inquiry after someone''s health in the hot season |
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76.
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訪中 ほうちゅう |
visit to China |
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77.
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中世 ちゅうせい |
Middle Ages, mediaeval times |
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78.
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中断 ちゅうだん |
interruption, suspension, break |
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79.
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夜中 よなか |
midnight, dead of night |
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80.
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女中 じょちゅう |
(sens) maid, female servant |
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81.
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年中 ねんじゅう |
whole year, always, everyday |
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82.
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中高 ちゅうこう |
middle and high school, medium and high (level) |
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83.
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真ん中 まんなか |
middle, centre, center, mid-way |
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84.
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中止 ちゅうし |
suspension, stoppage, discontinuance, interruption |
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85.
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中性 ちゅうせい |
neuter gender, neutral (chem.), indifference, sterility |
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86.
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中学 ちゅうがく |
middle school, junior high school |
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87.
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中旬 ちゅうじゅん |
middle of a month, second third of a month |
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88.
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中欧 ちゅうおう |
Central Europe |
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89.
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中学校 ちゅうがっこう |
junior high school, middle school, lower secondary school |
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90.
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野中 のなか |
in the middle of a field |
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91.
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中尉 ちゅうい |
first lieutenant, lieutenant junior grade |
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92.
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仕事中 しごとちゅう |
at work, in the midst of work, working |
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93.
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集中 しゅうちゅう |
concentration, convergence, centralization, integration, gathering together |
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94.
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中毒 ちゅうどく |
poisoning, addiction |
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95.
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宮中 きゅうちゅう |
imperial court |
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96.
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中傷 ちゅうしょう |
slander, libel, defamation |
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97.
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日中 にっちゅう |
daytime, during the day, Sino-Japanese |
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98.
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獄中 ごくちゅう |
during imprisonment, while in jail (gaol) |
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99.
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中途 ちゅうと |
in the middle, half-way |
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100.
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中性子 ちゅうせいし |
neutron |
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101.
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中学生 ちゅうがくせい |
junior high school student, middle school pupil |
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102.
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中京 ちゅうきょう |
Nagoya and environs |
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103.
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中和 ちゅうわ |
neutralize, neutralise, counteract |
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104.
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中中 なかなか |
very, considerably, easily, readily, fairly, quite, highly, rather, by no means (with negative verb) |
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105.
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中立 ちゅうりつ |
neutrality |
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106.
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中将 ちゅうじょう |
lieutenant general, vice-admiral |
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107.
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中絶 ちゅうぜつ |
interruption, abortion, discontinuance, suspension, abeyance |
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108.
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途中 とちゅう |
on the way, en route, midway |
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109.
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掌中 しょうちゅう |
in the hand, (something) easily manipulated |
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110.
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戦中 せんちゅう |
during the war |
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中小 ちゅうしょう |
small to medium |
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112.
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中堅 ちゅうけん |
main body (of troops), center field, centre field, center fielder, centre fielder, nucleus, backbone, mainstay |
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113.
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懐中電灯 かいちゅうでんとう |
electric torch, flashlight |
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114.
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中間 ちゅうかん |
middle, midway, interim |
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115.
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市中 しちゅう |
in the city |
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116.
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中南米 ちゅうなんべい |
Central and South America |
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117.
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一日中 いちにちじゅう |
throughout the day |
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118.
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中小企業 ちゅうしょうきぎょう |
small to medium enterprises, smaller companies |
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119.
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中でも なかでも |
among, above all |
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120.
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中前 ちゅうぜん |
front of center field, front of centre field |
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121.
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車中 しゃちゅう |
in a train or vehicle |
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122.
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中途半端 ちゅうとはんぱ |
halfway, half measures, unfinished, incomplete, by halves |
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123.
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真夜中 まよなか |
dead of night, midnight |
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124.
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集中豪雨 しゅうちゅうごうう |
local downpour, severe rain fall |
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125.
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一年中 いちねんじゅう |
all year round |
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126.
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中華 ちゅうか |
Chinese (e.g. food) |
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127.
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夢中 むちゅう |
daze, (in a) trance, ecstasy, delirium, engrossment, within a (deep) dream |
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128.
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中腹 ちゅうふく |
mountain side, halfway up |
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海中 かいちゅう |
in the sea |
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130.
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中次ぎ なかつぎ |
intermediary, agency, brokerage, (electric) relay |
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131.
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中央集権 ちゅうおうしゅうけん |
centralized authoritarian rule, centralised authoritarian rule |
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132.
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中佐 ちゅうさ |
lieutenant colonel, commander (navy) |
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133.
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脳卒中 のうそっちゅう |
stroke, cerebral haemorrhage, cerebral hemorrhage |
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134.
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集中治療室 しゅうちゅうちりょうしつ |
intensive care unit, ICU |
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135.
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中二階 ちゅうにかい |
mezzanine floor |
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一発必中 いっぱつひっちゅう |
success on the first try (attempt) |
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137.
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中刻 ちゅうこく |
middle third of a two-hour period |
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138.
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水中花 すいちゅうか |
type of artificial flower which "blossoms" when placed in water |
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139.
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中立説 ちゅうりつせつ |
neutral theory (of molecular evolution) |
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140.
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共産党中央委員会 きょうさんとうちゅうおういいんかい |
Central Committee of the Communist Party |
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中小諸国家 ちゅうしょうしょこっか |
medium and small nations |
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142.
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中の兄 なかのあに |
middle brother |
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143.
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日中勤務 にっちゅうきんむ |
daytime work, day shift |
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144.
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今週中 こんしゅうちゅう |
all this week |
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145.
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中禅寺湖 ちゅうぜんじこ |
Lake Chuzenji |
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146.
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中華街 ちゅうかがい |
Chinatown |
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147.
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夢中遊行症 むちゅうゆうこうしょう |
somnambulism, sleepwalking |
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148.
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取り巻き連中 とりまきれんちゅう |
colleagues, cronies, merry men |
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149.
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中冬 ちゅうとう |
eleventh month of the lunar calendar |
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150.
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中間派 ちゅうかんは |
middle-of-the-roaders, neutralists, independents |
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151.
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ペイ中 ペイちゅう |
drug addiction |
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152.
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親しき中にも礼儀あり したしきなかにもれいぎあり |
good manners even between friends |
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153.
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中腹に ちゅうふくに |
half-way (up a mountain) |
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154.
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海中公園 かいちゅうこうえん |
underwater park |
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155.
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男の中の男 おとこのなかのおとこ |
man among men, manly man, alpha male |
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156.
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途中降機 とちゅうこうき |
stopover |
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157.
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五里霧中 ごりむちゅう |
totally at a loss, lose one''s bearings, in a maze, in a fog, all at sea, up in the air, mystified, bewildered |
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158.
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中性紙 ちゅうせいし |
neutral paper |
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159.
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中央集権化 ちゅうおうしゅうけんか |
centralization of power, centralisation of power |
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160.
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不幸中の幸い ふこうちゅうのさいわい |
a small mercy (from some misfortune), silver lining of a dark cloud, a consolation in sadness |
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161.
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死中 しちゅう |
fatal situation |
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162.
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中通り なかどおり |
intermediate street |
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163.
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中間駅 ちゅうかんえき |
way station |
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164.
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離席中 りせきちゅう |
currently away from my seat (keyboard, etc.) |
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165.
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中近東 ちゅうきんとう |
Near and Middle East |
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166.
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上女中 かみじょちゅう |
head servant |
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167.
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中半 ちゅうはん |
middle, half-finished |
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168.
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下女中 しもじょちゅう |
kitchen maid |
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169.
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中座 ちゅうざ |
leaving before an affair is over |
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170.
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前期中等教育 ぜんきちゅうとうきょういく |
lower secondary education (e.g. middle school) |
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中夭 ちゅうよう |
dying young |
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172.
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空中分解 くうちゅうぶんかい |
mid-air breakage or disintegration |
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173.
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中臣祓 なかとみのはらえ |
grand purification ceremony (so-called because it was overseen by the Nakatomi family) |
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174.
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中一 ちゅういち |
second year (pupil) in junior middle school, second year (pupil) in lower secondary school |
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175.
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排中原理 はいちゅうげんり |
law of excluded middle |
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176.
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集中線 しゅうちゅうせん |
saturated linework, concentrated linework |
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177.
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中肉 ちゅうにく |
medium build, meat of medium quality |
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178.
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水中眼鏡 すいちゅうめがね |
swimming goggles |
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179.
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中立地帯 ちゅうりつちたい |
neutral zone |
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180.
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強制中断 きょうせいちゅうだん |
forcing to a stop |
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181.
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中称 ちゅうしょう |
(ling) mesioproximal pronoun (indicating proximity to the listener, i.e., sore, soko, sochira) |
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182.
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中へ中へ なかへなかへ |
(to be pushed) toward the middle (of a crowd) (usually against your will) |
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183.
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日中戦争 にっちゅうせんそう |
Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) |
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184.
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今日中 きょうじゅう |
by today, before the day is over |
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185.
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中蘇 ちゅうそ |
China and Soviet Russia |
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186.
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中華蕎麦 ちゅうかそば |
Chinese soba, ramen |
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187.
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無我夢中 むがむちゅう |
being absorbed in, losing oneself in |
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188.
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取り込み中 とりこみちゅう |
in the middle of something, busy |
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189.
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中間配当額 ちゅうかんはいとうがく |
interim dividends |
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190.
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ボツリヌス中毒 ボツリヌスちゅうどく |
botulism food poisoning |
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191.
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身中 しんちゅう |
within one''s body |
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192.
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中分 ちゅうぶん |
half |
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193.
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開催中 かいさいちゅう |
in session |
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194.
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土真ん中 どまんなか |
right in the center (centre) |
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195.
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午後中 ごごじゅう |
throughout the afternoon |
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196.
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中性脂肪 ちゅうせいしぼう |
neutral fat |
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197.
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中央処理装置 ちゅうおうしょりそうち |
central processing unit, CPU |
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198.
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死中求活 しちゅうきゅうかつ |
finding a way out of a potentially fatal situation, seeking a way out of a desperate situation |
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199.
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中吊り なかづり |
advertisement hanging in a train |
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中間管理職 ちゅうかんかんりしょく |
middle management |