human nature/human heart/human spirit/kindness/sympathy
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人文;じんぶん;じんもん
humanity/civilization/civilisation/culture
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水鳥;すいちょう;みずとり;みずどり
waterfowl/water bird/shorebird
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西方;せいほう;さいほう;にしがた
western direction/Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise)/western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
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天神;てんじん
heavenly god/heavenly gods/spirit of Sugawara no Michizane/Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit)/pit of a dried plum/dried plum/tenjin hairstyle/prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)
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島国;しまぐに;とうごく
island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for Japan)
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内海;うちうみ;うちかい;うちのみ;うつみ;ないかい
inlet/bay/inland sea
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内示;ないじ;ないし
unofficial announcement
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萎縮;委縮;いしゅく
withering/atrophy/contraction/dwarf
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