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(きのこ) - mushroom, normally as キノコ.

I always like to see the kanjis of these words that are normally written in kana: 苺, 林檎, 蜘蛛…

In this case, it’s an ear under the grass (main radical): “hearing” the grass for mushrooms. It kind of calls to mind how pigs look for truffles.

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珈琲 (コーヒー)

Speaking of words with rare kanji!

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Nice! It is of course ateji but the choice of kanjis is curious: both share the king (王) radical. I love these ones, same radical in both kanjis of the 熟語.

ヒーター - heater

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相槌 (あいづち)- back-channeling

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地理(ちり)geography

Hehe oops

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力説 (りきせつ) = emphasizing

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通学 (つうがく) = School Commute.

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くもり - cloudy

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理由 (りゆう) - reason

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馬(うま)horse

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マント cape

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トマト= tomato

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十 (とお) = 10th day of the month; 10 days.

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お通し おとおし obligatory appetiser given to customers at an izakaya

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神経(しんけい) = nerves

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契約(けいやく)contract, agreement

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薬(くすり)medicine

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離党 (りとう) - leaving a political party

(takes する)

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投票 (とうひょう) = Voting.

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梅干し(うめぼし)pickled plums

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