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しまい
姉妹
とし
都市
よき
りんじん
隣人
おな
である
Sister cities are the same as good neighbors.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
1
noun
sisters
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1
town; city; municipal; urban
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1
Most common form: 良い
1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable  (also いい (all senses); often written with kana only)
2. sufficient (can be used to turn down an offer); ready; prepared
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0
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
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0
noun or verb acting prenominally, noun
1. same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike
2. (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case
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3
be; is  (see also: , であります; formal or literary copula)
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Kanji
シ   あね elder sister   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
シ   いち market   
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キン   turban; cloth
lid
マイ   いもうと younger sister   
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ミ    not yet   
ト   ツ   みやこ capital city, metropolis   
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おおざと group, community, large village   
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シャ   もの person, someone   
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ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
old
リン   となり next door, neighboring   とな to neighbor   
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the rice you oppose
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
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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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
stick   
oppose; opposite   
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セキ   ゆう night   
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katakana 'ta'
wheel around
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hill   
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ドウ   おな same   
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wide mouth
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wide
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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