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fear; scary; afraid
Kanji 1749
JLPT 1
laziness; inertia
Kanji 1540
JLPT 1
lagoon; tideland
Kanji 1084
JLPT 1
scent; flavor; hint
Kanji 2089
JLPT 1
 
to have (an animal)
Kanji 1322
JLPT 1
hole; Confucius
Kanji 1241
JLPT 1
sharp, acute; excellent
Kanji 1018
JLPT 1
spot, speck; unevenness
Kanji 2098
JLPT 1
chair
Kanji 1957
JLPT 1
kidney
Kanji 2037
JLPT 1
smallpox
Kanji 1654
JLPT 1
to play with; ridicule
Kanji 2123
JLPT 1
epidemic; disease
Kanji 1019
JLPT 1
to fall in; trap
Kanji 1098
JLPT 1
abuse
Kanji 2092
JLPT 1
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