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戸
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to be bewildered; to be perplexed
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しかし、どうしてそうなるのかについては私は説明にとまどう。
But how that comes about I am at a loss to explain.
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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet
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この本は戸棚の上です。
This book goes on the top shelf.
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family register
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戸籍上の縁は切れても、昔日の絆はそのままだ。
Our connection may be cut on paper but the bonds of old remain as they were.
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census
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wicket gate; wooden door
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entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)
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brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
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のるかそるかの瀬戸際まできた。
The situation has come to the point where we either sink or swim.
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locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
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戸締まりをするの忘れるなよ。
Don't forget to bolt the door.
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Historical term
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
Examples
外国人の一団が江戸、つまり東京に到着した。
A group of foreigners arrived in Edo, i.e. Tokyo.
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Historical term
Edo period (1603-1868)
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この習慣は江戸時代に始まった。
This custom began in the Edo Period.
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strait; channel
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名古屋と言えば、あなたは瀬戸へ行ったことはありますか。
Speaking of Nagoya, have you ever been to Seto?
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open air; outdoors; outside
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その日は戸外で過ごした。
We spent the day in the open air.
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Counter
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
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きのうの火事で200戸が全焼した。
Two hundred houses were burnt down in the fire which broke out yesterday.
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wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
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そのボートは波止場につながれていた。
The boat was alongside the quay.
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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
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well water
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今日は体調が悪い。あの井戸水が原因だ。
I feel out of sorts today. That well water is why.
