| Word/Phrase |
Reading |
Meaning |
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羊羹
羊羮
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ようかん
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sweet bean jelly
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芋羊羹
芋羊羮
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いもようかん
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(bar of) sweet-potato paste
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羹
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あつもの
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broth made of fish and vegetables
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水ようかん
水羊羹
水羊かん
水羊羮
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みずようかん
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soft sweet bean jelly or paste
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羹に懲りて膾を吹く
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あつものにこりてなますをふく
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a burnt child dreads the fire
once bitten twice shy
to become over cautious from a bad experience
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羊羹色
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ようかんいろ
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rusty color produced when black or purple clothes fade
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軽羹
軽羮
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かるかん
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steamed sweet bun made from grated yam and rice flour
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