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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
過払い
過払(io)

 kabarai; kaharai
    かばらい; かはらい
(noun/participle) overpayment; paying too much

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道行き
道行(io)

 michiyuki
    みちゆき
(1) going down the road; travelling; traveling; (2) lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); (3) eloping

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遠吠え
遠吠(io)

 tooboe
    とおぼえ
(n,vs,vi) (1) (distant) howling; howl; (n,vs,vi) (2) (idiom) backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back

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遣り水
遣水(io)

 yarimizu
    やりみず
(1) (See 寝殿造り) stream (in a Japanese garden); narrow stream flowing through a traditional garden (esp. in a Heian-period villa); (2) watering (potted plants, bonsai, etc.)

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鋳込み
鋳込(io)

 ikomi
    いこみ
casting; pouring

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間切り
間切(io)

 magiri
    まぎり
(1) sailing windward; (2) (hist) (See 村) land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)

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阿る
阿ねる(io)

 omoneru
    おもねる
(v5r,vi) (kana only) to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to

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陣立て
陣立(io)

 jindate
    じんだて
(1) battle formation; battle array; (2) lineup (e.g. of a Cabinet); makeup

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隔て心
隔心(io)

 hedategokoro
    へだてごころ
(archaism) (See 隔心・かくしん) reserve; alienation; estrangement

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隠れ蟹
隠蟹(io)

 kakuregani; kakuregani
    かくれがに; カクレガニ
(kana only) pea crab (any crab of the family Pinnotheridae)

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霜取り
霜取(io)

 shimotori
    しもとり
defrosting (e.g. of a freezer)

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面付け
面付(io)

 mentsuke
    めんつけ
{print} imposition

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面当て
面当(io)

 tsuraate / tsurate
    つらあて
spiteful remarks

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面構え
面構(io)

 tsuragamae
    つらがまえ
(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

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順送り
順送(io)

 junokuri
    じゅんおくり
passing along (in order); sending on

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飴売り
飴売(io)

 ameuri
    あめうり
candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender

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飾り窓
飾窓(io)

 kazarimado
    かざりまど
(See ショーウインドー) display window; shop window

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髪置き
髪置(io)

 kamioki
    かみおき
ceremony of allowing the hair to grow at age three

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鵜飼い
鵜飼(io)

 ukai; ugai
    うかい; うがい
(1) cormorant fishing; (2) cormorant fisherman

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麗らか
麗か(io)

 uraraka
    うららか
(adjectival noun) (kana only) bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid; cheerful

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黒焼き
黒焼(io)

 kuroyaki
    くろやき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) charring; something charred; (2) traditional medicine made from charred ingredients

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仮り(io)

 kari
    かり
(adj-no,pref) (1) temporary; provisional; interim; tentative; (can be adjective with の) (2) fictitious; assumed (name); alias; (can be adjective with の) (3) hypothetical; theoretical

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僻み
僻(io)

 higami
    ひがみ
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex

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入り
入(io)

 iri
    いり
(n,n-suf) (1) entering; entrance; entry; (2) attendance; audience; number (of visitors, customers, etc.); (suffix noun) (3) (See サイン入り) containing; (4) income; earnings; takings; (5) (also written as 要り) expenses; expenditure; (6) setting (of the Sun or Moon); (7) beginning (of the equinoctial week, midsummer, etc.); start; first day

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其れ
其(io)

 sore
    それ
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind) (See これ・1,あれ・1,どれ・1) that; it; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) then; that point (in time); that time; (pronoun) (3) (archaism) (indicating a place near the listener) there; (pronoun) (4) (archaism) you

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冴え
冱え
冴(io)

 sae
    さえ
(1) clearness; clarity; (2) skillfulness (skilfulness)

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勢い
勢(io)

 ikioi(p); ikiyoi(ik)
    いきおい(P); いきよい(ik)
(1) force; vigor; vigour; energy; spirit; life; (2) influence; authority; power; might; (3) impetus; momentum; course (of events); (adverb) (4) naturally; necessarily

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及び
及(io)

 oyobi
    および
(conjunction) and; as well as

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取り置き
取置(io)

 torioki
    とりおき
(noun, transitive verb) reserving; storing; setting aside; laying away

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富み(io)

 tomi
    とみ
(1) riches; wealth; fortune; (2) resources; (3) (abbreviation) (See 富くじ) lottery

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寧ろ
寧(io)

 mushiro
    むしろ
(adverb) (kana only) rather; better; instead; if anything

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後ろ
後(io)

 ushiro
    うしろ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) back; behind; rear

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得たり顔
得顔(io)

 etarigao
    えたりがお
(archaism) (See 得意顔) triumphant look

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暮れ
暮(io)

 kure
    くれ
(n,adv,adj-no,n-suf) (1) (ant: 明け・1) sunset; sundown; nightfall; dusk; (n,adv,adj-no,n-suf) (2) end; close; (n,adv,adj-no,n-suf) (3) year-end; end of the year

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極く(io)

 goku
    ごく
(adverb) (1) (kana only) quite; very; (numeric) (2) (極 only) 10^48; quindecillion

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歩み
歩(io)

 ayumi
    あゆみ
(1) walking; (2) pace; step; (3) course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; progress; advance; development; (4) pitch (of a screw, etc.)

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死に生き
死生(io)

 shiniiki / shiniki
    しにいき
(1) (archaism) (See 生死・せいし・1,生き死に・いきしに) death and life; death or life; (2) (archaism) death

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泣き笑い
泣笑(io)

 nakiwarai
    なきわらい
(n,vs,vi) (1) laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (n,vs,vi) (2) (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

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生き死に
生死(io)

 ikishini
    いきしに
(See 生死・せいし・1) life and death; life or death

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禿
禿げ(io)

 hage(p); hage(p)
    はげ(P); ハゲ(P)
(1) baldness; bald head; (2) (derogatory term) (kana only) bald person; baldy; (3) (derogatory term) (kana only) idiot; moron

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綴り
綴(io)

 tsuzuri
    つづり
(1) spelling; orthography; (2) file; pad; bundle; binding

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落ち
落(io)

 ochi(p); ochi
    おち(P); オチ
(1) slip; omission; (2) upshot; denouement; outcome; final result; (3) (kana only) (often オチ) punch line (of a joke)

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薄ら
薄っすら(io)

 ussura; usura(sk)
    うっすら; ウッスラ(sk)
(adv-to,adv,vs,vi) (kana only) slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

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触れ
布令
触(io)

 fure
    ふれ
(1) proclamation; official notice; (2) (触れ, 触 only) touch; contact

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語り
語(io)

 katari
    かたり
(1) talk; recital; (2) narration; (3) topic

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謡い(io)

 utai
    うたい
noh chanting; noh chant

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譲り合い
譲合(io)

 yuzuriai
    ゆずりあい
compromise; mutual concessions; give-and-take

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豊か
豊(io)

 yutaka
    ゆたか
(adj-na,suf) (1) abundant; plentiful; rich; ample; (adjectival noun) (2) rich; wealthy; affluent; well-off; (adjectival noun) (3) open (mind); relaxed; easy; (adjectival noun) (4) plump (e.g. breasts); full; ample; (suf,adj-na) (5) (well) over; (easily) in excess of

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貸し
貸(io)

 kashi
    かし
(1) loan; lending; hire; rental; lease; (2) favor; favour; debt; obligation; (3) (abbreviation) (See 貸方・かしかた・1) creditor; method of lending; credit side

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趣き(io)

 omomuki
    おもむき
(1) meaning; tenor; gist; (2) effect; influence; (3) appearance; aspect; (4) grace; charm; refinement; taste; elegance

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隅落とし
隅落(io)

 sumiotoshi
    すみおとし
{MA} sumiotoshi (judo); corner drop

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響き
響(io)

 hibiki
    ひびき
(1) echo; reverberation; (2) sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; (3) quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound; emotion or feeling inspired by something heard or read

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願い
願(io)

 negai
    ねがい
(1) desire; wish; hope; (2) request; entreaty; plea; appeal; (3) prayer; (n,n-suf) (4) (oft. 願 when used as a suffix) (written) application

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上がり端
上り端(io)

 agarihana; agaribana
    あがりはな; あがりばな
(1) (See 上がり口) entrance (i.e. of a Japanese house); (2) start of a rise (e.g. in prices)

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上意討ち
上意討(io)

 jouiuchi / joiuchi
    じょういうち
(hist) execution (on the command of a feudal lord)

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下がり目
下り目(io)

 sagarime
    さがりめ
(1) eyes slanting downward; (2) declining trend; downward trend; downward tendency

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両手利き
両手利(io)

 ryoutekiki / ryotekiki
    りょうてきき
(noun - becomes adjective with の) ambidexter; ambidexterity

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丼ぶり(io)

 donburi(p); don(丼)
    どんぶり(P); どん(丼)
(1) (どんぶり only) porcelain bowl; (2) (abbreviation) (See 丼物) donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice

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二つ折り
二つ折(io)

 futatsuori
    ふたつおり
(can be adjective with の) (See 二つ折りにする) folded in half; doubled

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二つ返事
二返事(io)

 futatsuhenji
    ふたつへんじ
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement

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二戸建て
二戸建(io)

 nikodate
    にこだて
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (See 一戸建て・いっこだて) semi-detached house; double house

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二日酔い
二日酔(io)

 futsukayoi
    ふつかよい
(noun/participle) hangover

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仕入れ先
仕入先(io)

 shiiresaki / shiresaki
    しいれさき
supplier

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仲立ち
仲立(io)

 nakadachi
    なかだち
(n,vs,vi) mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

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冴え返る
冴返る(io)

 saekaeru
    さえかえる
(v5r,vi) (1) to be very clear; (v5r,vi) (2) to be keenly cold; to be cold and clear

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凍て解け
凍解け(io)

 itedoke
    いてどけ
(archaism) thawing of the ground in spring

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切り戻し
切戻し(io)

 kirimodoshi
    きりもどし
cutting back; pruning

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化けの皮
化の皮(io)

 bakenokawa
    ばけのかわ
masking one's true character; disguise; sheep's clothing

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厳めしい
厳しい(io)

 ikameshii / ikameshi
    いかめしい
(adjective) (1) (kana only) stern; grave; austere; imposing; dignified; formidable; solemn; majestic; (adjective) (2) (kana only) strict (e.g. security); severe; firm; rigid; rigorous

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向かい側
向い側(io)

 mukaigawa
    むかいがわ
(noun - becomes adjective with の) opposite side; other side; other party

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垂らし
滴し
滴(io)

 tarashi
    たらし
dripping; drop

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大向こう
大向う(io)

 oomukou / oomuko
    おおむこう
(1) gallery (of a theatre); (2) audience (at a theatre); the masses; the general public

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天の恵み
天の恵(io)

 tennomegumi
    てんのめぐみ
(expression) God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend

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天翔る
天翔ける(io)

 amagakeru; amakakeru
    あまがける; あまかける
(v5r,vi) to soar (esp. of spirits and gods)

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天辺押し
天辺押(io)

 teppeioshi / teppeoshi
    てっぺいおし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (archaism) pressing forward without giving a chance to explain

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女護が島
女護島(io)

 nyogogashima
    にょごがしま
(1) mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; (2) women-only location

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女護の島
女護島(io)

 nyogonoshima; nyougonoshima / nyogonoshima; nyogonoshima
    にょごのしま; にょうごのしま
(1) mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; (2) women-only location

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寝損なう
寝損う(io)

 nesokonau
    ねそこなう
(Godan verb with "u" ending) to miss a chance to sleep; to be wakeful

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寝覚め月
寝覚月(io)

 nezamezuki
    ねざめづき
(See 長月・1) ninth lunar month

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小遣い帳
小遣帳(io)

 kozukaichou / kozukaicho
    こづかいちょう
cash book

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小遣い銭
小遣銭(io)

 kozukaisen; kozukaizeni(ok)
    こづかいせん; こづかいぜに(ok)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

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尻端折り
尻端折(io)

 shirihashori; shiribashori; shirihashiori
    しりはしょり; しりばしょり; しりはしおり
(noun/participle) (See 尻からげ) tucking up the hem of one's garments

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差し出る
差出る(io)

 sashideru
    さしでる
(v1,vi) (1) to be forward; to stick one's nose into; to meddle; to be intrusive; (v1,vi) (2) to jut out; to protrude; to overhang

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差し置く
差置く(io)

 sashioku
    さしおく
(transitive verb) to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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差し覗く
差覗く(io)

 sashinozoku
    さしのぞく
(transitive verb) (1) (archaism) to look (into); to peek; to peep; (v5k,vi) (2) (archaism) to stop by; to drop in; to call at

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年の暮れ
年の暮(io)

 toshinokure
    としのくれ
year end

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御焼き餅
御焼餅(io)

 oyakikachin
    おやきかちん
(archaism) (feminine speech) roasted mochi

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持ち崩す
持崩す(io)

 mochikuzusu
    もちくずす
(transitive verb) to ruin oneself; to degrade oneself

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提げ重箱
提重箱(io)

 sagejuubako / sagejubako
    さげじゅうばこ
(See 重箱) multi-tiered food boxes that can be carried by hand

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有り体に
有体に(io)

 ariteini / ariteni
    ありていに
(adverb) (kana only) as it is; frankly

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有田焼
有田焼き(io)

 aritayaki
    ありたやき
Arita ware (porcelain)

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木賊葺き
木賊葺(io)

 tokusabuki
    とくさぶき
(See 木賊板) shingling with thin cedar or cypress shingles; roof shingled in such a manner (usu. at temples, shrines, etc.)

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検定済み
検定済(io)

 kenteizumi / kentezumi
    けんていずみ
(can be adjective with の) authorized; approved

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気乗り薄
気乗薄(io)

 kinoriusu
    きのりうす
(adjectival noun) unenthusiastic

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注意書き
注意書(io)

 chuuigaki / chuigaki
    ちゅういがき
notes; instructions

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海鼠売り
海鼠売(io)

 namakouri / namakori
    なまこうり
selling sea cucumbers; sea cucumber vendor

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湯桶読み
湯桶読(io)

 yutouyomi / yutoyomi
    ゆとうよみ
(See 重箱読み) mixed kun-on kanji reading

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焼け野原
焼野原(io)

 yakenohara
    やけのはら
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire

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煩がる
煩さがる(io)

 urusagaru
    うるさがる
(transitive verb) (kana only) to feel annoyed at

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煮出し汁
煮出汁(io)

 nidashijiru
    にだしじる
(soup) stock; broth

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