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人
Word usually written using kana alone
brittle star (any starfish-like echinoderm of the order Ophiuroidea); brittlestar
Ophioplocus japonicus (species of brittlestar)
Proverb
condemn the offense, but not the offender; detest the sin, but weep for the sinner
human-to-human transmission (of a disease)
Proverb
a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique
Proverb
murder will out; truth will out; bad deeds will always be discovered; heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know
Historical term
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
Historical term
immediate vassal (of the shogun; Kamakura and Muromachi periods)
Historical term
low-ranking vassal (of the shogun; Edo period)
Historical term
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times
ぼうじん only; Historical term
Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
Historical term; Art, aesthetics
portrait of a beautiful woman (esp. ukiyo-e); bijin-ga
Historical term
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
Historical term
Chinese and Korean people who settled in ancient Japan and introduced culture and technology from continental Asia (4th-7th centuries CE)