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14 words matching 'よう' found
よう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : よう   
noun, noun (suffix)
1. task; business
2. use; duty; service
3. call of nature; excretion  (see also: 用を足す)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 139,811 which gives a rank of 1,991
用 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 200 (about 4,370,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 879 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 202
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
Example sentences:
ビル
りょこう
旅行
よう
ひゃく
100
ドル
ちょきん
貯金
した

Bill put aside a hundred dollars for his trip.
なに
よう
ここ
です
What has brought you here?
かのじょ
彼女
ろく
にん
よう
テーブルセットした
She laid the table for six.
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よう
BOOST
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• This form is used about 30% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 400 (about 1,940,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
よう is the reading of the following word:
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Reading : よう   
noun
1. cornerstone; main point; keystone
2. requirement; need
noun or verb acting prenominally
3. necessary; required
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 46,338 which gives a rank of 30,934
• Google Japan frequency rank: 300 (about 2,730,000,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 1874
Example sentences:
そのため
よう
かいご
介護
にんてい
認定
けっか
結果
かいご
介護
サービス
りょう
かんけい
関係
している
ひつよう
必要
あります
For that reason the outcome of the primary nursing care requirement authorization has to relate to the amount of nursing care required.
かいご
介護
ほけん
保険
による
かいご
介護
サービス
りよう
利用
する
かいご
介護
ひつよう
必要
である
にんてい
認定
される
ひつよう
必要
あります
よう
かいご
介護
にんてい
認定

To make use of the nursing service provided by nurse-care insurance the necessity of nursing has to be recognized (nurse-care requirement authorization).
わたし
せんせい
先生
しどう
指導
いつも
よう
ている

My teacher's instructions are always to the point.
よう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
よう
BOOST
noun (suffix), noun
1. appearing ...; looking ...  (see also: 様だ; usu. after the -masu stem of a verb; often written with kana only)
2. way to ...; method of ...ing  (usu. after the -masu stem of a verb)
3. form; style; design  (usu. after a noun)
4. like; similar to  (see also: 様だ; usu. after a noun)
noun
5. thing (thought or spoken)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 1 (among the 500 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 166,677 which gives a rank of 497
よう is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 500 (about 1,940,000,000 results)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3085 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 42
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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Example sentences:
テスト
べんきょう
勉強
あんまりしなかったよう
Looks like you didn't study much for the test.
はな
れて
じゃま
邪魔
ならないようする
I'll move away so that I don't get in the way.
かれ
ろうご
老後
しんぱい
心配
している
よう
He seems to have apprehensions of age.
BOOST
Reading : よう   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 763,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
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よう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
酔う
BOOST
Reading : よう   
'u' godan verb, intransitive verb
1. to get drunk; to become intoxicated
2. to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated
3. to be elated; to be exalted; to be spellbound; to be in raptures
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 5 (among the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 100,725 which gives a rank of 4,912
酔う is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 76,000 (about 3,750,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N3 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 3858 (see iKnow! collections)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 15068
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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Example sentences:
ちち
おも
あのとき
すこ
っていた
おも

My father was, I think, a little drunk then.
なんばい
何杯
その
おとこ
って
きも
気持
ちよく
なった
After a couple of drinks, the guy was feeling no pain.
かれ
かなり
っていた
そのため
けいかん
警官
わる
いんしょう
印象
あた
えた

He was rather drunk, which made a bad impression on the policeman.
よう
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 400 (about 1,990,000,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 39 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
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よう is an exact match with the following word:
よう
BOOST
auxiliary verb
1. (I) will; (I) shall  (on non-五段 stem, e.g. 食べる→食べよう, indicates intention)
2. let's  (on non-五段 stem, indicates suggestion or invitation)
3. (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); maybe; perhaps; perchance  (on non-五段 stem, indicates speculation)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 123,129 which gives a rank of 3,251
• Google Japan frequency rank: 500 (about 1,790,000,000 results)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 33
Example sentences:
こんご
今後
にちべい
日米
かんけい
関係
より
ふか
まっていく
よう
ねが
っています

I am hoping that henceforth Japan America relations will strengthen.
あまり
じょうとう
上等
ではないという
いちつ
位置付
ようだ
It seems it's not very well regarded.
かのじょ
彼女
ていあん
提案
しりぞ
けられた
ようだ
Her suggestion seems to have been turned down.
よう is a reading of one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : かたち   
noun
1. form; shape; figure  (this meaning is restricted to form 形, 容)
2. visage
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 3 (among the 3,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 139,748 which gives a rank of 1,386
形 is the most useful form. 3 additional forms are shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is used about 70% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 1,000 (about 864,000,000 results)
• This form appears in Wikipedia's list of JLPT N4 vocabulary (see JLPT collections)
• iknow! Core 6000 rank: 1816 (see iKnow! collections)
• Routledge most useful 5000 words rank: 205
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
おんがく
音楽
いか
おと
よろこ
かたち
あた
える

Music gives sound to fury, shape to joy.
ちきゅう
地球
かたち
オレンジ
ている

The earth is similar to an orange in shape.
ちきゅう
地球
かたち
オレンジ
ている

The earth is similar to an orange in shape.
かたち
BOOST
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 20% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 26,000 (about 23,500,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 10939
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 1 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
BOOST
Readings : かたち    よう   
容 can be read in 2 ways: かたち (70%), よう (30%).
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Usefulness and usage:
• This form is used about 10% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 166,000,000 results)
BOOST
Reading : かたち   
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 14,000 (about 47,700,000 results)
よう is the reading of the following word:
BOOST
Readings : えき    やく    よう   
益 can be read in 3 ways: えき (70%), よう (30%), やく (rare).
noun
1. benefit; use; good; advantage; gain
2. profit; gains
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 6 (among the 15,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 74,877 which gives a rank of 10,352
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 232,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 7773
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 14 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
いま
かれ
せっとく
説得
して
なに
えき
あるだろう
Will it do me any good to try to persuade him now?
ろう
なくして
えき
なし
No pain, no gain.
わたし
から
れば
くるま
えき
より
がい
あた
える
ほう
おお

In my point of view, a car does more harm than good.
よう is the reading of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : よう   
noun
1. Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident)
2. ocean; sea
prefix
3. foreign; Western; European
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 38,872 which gives a rank of 44,436
• Google Japan frequency rank: 4,000 (about 229,000,000 results)
Example sentences:
うえ
から
なが
めた
ときその
しま
かたち
よう
ナシ
ている

The island as seen from above resembles a pear in shape.
よう is the reading of the following word:
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Reading : よう   
suffix, counter
1. counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.
2. counter for boats  (archaic)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 8 (among the 30,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 55,053 which gives a rank of 20,206
• Google Japan frequency rank: 5,000 (about 196,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 983
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よう is an exact match with one form of the following word:
BOOST
Reading : よう   
noun
1. yang (i.e. the positive)  (opposite: )
2. the open (i.e. a visible place)  (see also: 陽に)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 4 (among the 5,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 115,264 which gives a rank of 4,051
陽 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
This word is a member of our collection of the 10,000 most useful words in Japanese:
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 6,000 (about 132,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 1775
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 6 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
Example sentences:
よう
だいひょう
代表
され
そと
かって
かつどうてき
活動的
であり
あか
るく
ほうさん
放散
せいしつ
性質
ちます

Yang is represented by fire, and has an externally focused, active, bright and diffuse character.
べティその
らせ
いて
おどろ
いた
ようだった
Betty seemed surprised at the news.
かれ
じぶん
自分
じょげん
助言
もと
める
ひと
みんな
めんかい
面会
できるようしている
He makes himself accessible to all who seek his counsel.
よう
BOOST
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• This form is rarely used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 93,000 (about 2,060,000 results)
• This form appears in the 1998 'Ichimango goi bunruishuu' frequent word list by Senmon Kyouiku
• This form appears in the 24,000 words in the Mainichi Shimbun frequency analysis by Alexandre Girardi
• This form is in band 6 in the EDICT word frequency file (bands go from 1-48, where 1 is most common - each contains about 500 words)
よう is a reading of every form of the following word:
能う
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Reading : よう   
1. well; properly; skillfully  (see also: 良く; often written with kana only)
2. often  (see also: 良く)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 10 (among the 100,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 36,836 which gives a rank of 47,763
能う is the most useful form. 2 additional forms are shown below.
• This form is almost always used
• Google Japan frequency rank: 31,000 (about 19,100,000 results)
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善う
BOOST
Reading : よう   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 151,000 (about 545,000 results)
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良う
BOOST
Reading : よう   
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• Google Japan frequency rank: 239,000 (about 40,300 results)
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よう is a reading of one form of the following word:
力代
BOOST
Reading : ちからしろ   
noun
tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryo period)  (see also: 力役)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 9 (among the 50,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 39,971 which gives a rank of 42,715
力代 is the most useful form. 1 additional form is shown below.
• This form is used about 60% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 98,000 (about 1,960,000 results)
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BOOST
Readings : よう    ちからしろ   
庸 can be read in 2 ways: ちからしろ (50%), よう (50%).
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• This form is used about 40% of the time
• Google Japan frequency rank: 41,000 (about 13,000,000 results)
• Wikipedia most common 20000 words rank: 14636
よう is the reading of the following word:
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Reading : よう   
dark; not understood; unknown  (see also: 杳として)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 12,439 which gives a rank of 171,506
• Google Japan frequency rank: 71,000 (about 4,520,000 results)
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よう is the reading of the following word:
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Reading : よう   
noun
carbuncle  (often written with kana only)
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Kanshudo usefulness level: 12 (among the 180,000 most useful words in Japanese)
• Kanshudo usefulness level is based on a usefulness score of 7,147 which gives a rank of 175,984
• Google Japan frequency rank: 137,000 (about 688,000 results)
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ヨウ   もちいる to use   
ヨウ   い to need   かなめ pivotal point   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
west
ヨウ   さま Mr / Mrs   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
スイ   みず water   
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   
スイ   drunk   よ to be drunk, feel sick   
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nine out of ten
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ク   キュウ   ここの nine   
ジュウ   ジッ   と    とお ten   
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sake flask   とり sign of the bird   
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西
セイ   サイ   にし west   
ケイ   ギョウ   shape   かたち    かた    
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start, initiate   
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twenty; two hands   
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fur, bristles, beard   
ヨウ    contents   
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roof   
コク   たに valley   
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katakana 'ha'; eight
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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ボウ   appearance
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white with legs
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ハク   しろ white   しろ    しら-    
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katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
legs
badger   
エキ   ヤク    profit   
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さら dish   
eight tables
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ハチ   や    や    よう eight   
キ    table   
ヨウ    ocean   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
スイ   みず water   
ヨウ   leaf   は leaves   
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grass   
tree world
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セ   セイ   よ the world   
ヨウ    positive, male, sun   
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ヨウ    glorious, bright   
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モチ   not
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pig
タン   ダン    dawn   
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hill   
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ノウ    ability   
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さじ spoon   
private month
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ム   private
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
ゼン   virtuous   よ virtous, good   
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grass   
リョウ   よ good   
リョク   リキ   ちから effort; power   
タイ   ダイ   かえる to replace, to exchange   かわる to be exchanged   よ the world   しろ substitute   
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shoot
ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ヨウ    commonplace   
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slashed yo
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yo; yell
广
stony cliff
ヨウ    dark, unknown   
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