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firefly; fluorescent
Kanji 1200
JLPT 1
stopper; cork; faucet
Kanji 1493
JLPT 1
dance
Kanji 1761
JLPT 1
calendar, almanac
Kanji 1927
JLPT 1
wave; wandering; waste
Kanji 1937
JLPT 1
arbitrary; selfish
Kanji 2022
JLPT 1
to awaken
Kanji 2041
JLPT 1
wisteria
Kanji 2078
JLPT 1
Japanese horse chestnut
Kanji 2080
JLPT 1
elbow
Kanji 2101
JLPT 1
to work metals
Kanji 2119
JLPT 1
mine; hole
Kanji 1245
JLPT 1
seaside; inlet bay
Kanji 1785
JLPT 1
peak, mountaintop; ridge
Kanji 1799
JLPT 1
Saitama; small peninsula
Kanji 2017
JLPT 1
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