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短大

たんだい
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
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短歌

たんか、みじかうた
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
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短距離

たんきょり
short distance; short range; short-haul
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短時間

たんじかん
short time
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短波

たんぱ
short wave
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短絡

たんらく
electric short-circuit; drawing a hasty inference between two events; jumping to a quick conclusion; dealing with matters quickly and carelessly
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短命

たんめい
short life; short lived
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短気

たんき
quick temper; short temper
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短剣

たんけん
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
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短所

たんしょ
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage