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丘 ,岡 , 壟, おか JLPT 3 okanoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- hill; height; knoll; rising ground
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福岡 , ふくおか fukuokanoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- Fukuoka (city)
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静岡 , しずおか shizuokanoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- Shizuoka (city)
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長岡京 , ながおかきょう, ながおかのみやこ nagaokakyō, nagaokanomiyakonoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- Japanese capital founded by emperor Kammu in 784, but abandoned 10 years later in favour of Heian
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岡 ,丘 , おかべ okabenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- vicinity of a hill
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大岡 , おおおかさばき ōokasabakinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- judicial decision made with human kindness and warmth in a fair manner (from the decisions of Oooka Tadasuke, a jurist in 17th century Japan)
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岡目八目 ,傍目 , おかめはちもく okamehachimokunoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- bystander's vantage point; outsider's better grasp of the situation
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)- onlookers see more of the game than the players do; lit: people watching a game of Go see 8 moves further ahead
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岡 っ引 き,岡引 , おかっぴき okappikinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- hired thief taker (Edo period); private secret policeman; private detective
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岡山県 , おかやまけん okayamakennoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- Okayama prefecture (Chuugoku area)
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岡持 ち, おかもち okamochinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- wooden carrying box
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岡焼 き,傍焼 き, おかやき okayakinoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- jealousy; envy
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岡場所 , おかばしょ okabashonoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- red-light district
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岡 , おかゆ okayunoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- tank of clean water (in a bath house)
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岡目 , おかめ okamenoun (common) (futsuumeishi)- onlooker; bystander
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岡 ,傍 ,岡惚 れ, おかぼれ okaborenoun (common) (futsuumeishi) noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru- unrequited love; illicit love; secret affections
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