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ワインラムウィスキーアメリカ
しょうし
小史
しゅへい
酒瓶
かして
わか
アメリカ
れきし
歴史
title of book, album etc.
A Short History of Wine, Rum, and Whiskey in America: By Looking Through Alcohol Bottles, You See and Understand American History
Conjugations and inflections
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Words
1
noun
wine
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1
noun
1. lamb (meat)
2. rum
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Most common form: ウイスキ
noun
whisky; whiskey  (also written as ウ井スキー)
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0
noun
1. America  (often written with kana only)
2. United States of America  (often written with kana only)
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1
noun
short or concise history
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noun
sake bottle
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0
'su' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to look through
2. to hold up to the light
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1
ichidan verb, transitive verb
1. to see; to look; to watch; to view; to observe
2. to look over; to look on; to assess; to examine; to judge  (see also: 診る)
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Most common form: わかる
'ru' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to understand; to comprehend; to grasp; to see; to get; to follow  (often written with kana only)
2. to become clear; to be known; to be discovered; to be realized; to be realised; to be found out  (often written with kana only)
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0
history
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Kanji
なかぐろ middle dot   
ショウ   こ-    お-    ちいさい small   
シ    history   
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crossed swords
チュウ   ジュウ   なか middle   
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コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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stick   
シュ   さけ    さか- sake   
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スイ   みず water   
sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ビン    flower pot   
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ヘイ    combine   
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eight
start, initiate   
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twenty; two hands   
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ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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ガ   かわら tile   
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トウ   transparent   す    すける to be transparent   すかす to look through   
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シュウ    excellent   ひいでる to surpass   
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ノ    whereupon; from (kana); splitting away from   
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three
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
grain
move
ケン   み to see   みえる to be seen; to appear   みせる to show   
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ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
legs
ハン   バン   seal
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ハン   なか half   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
トウ   かたな sword   
レキ    passing of time   
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シ   とめる to stop   とまる to stop   
マ   flax; flux   あさ flax, hemp   
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リン   wood; trees   はやし wood   
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モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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ジン   ニン   ひと person   
广
stony cliff
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