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N1 Noun

土手(どて)embankment, bank, beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin, cuts (of meat, fish, etc), ridge (of the gums)

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    1. Noun

      1.

      embankment, bank

    2. Noun

      2.

      beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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    土手 【どて】

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      水害(すいがい)(ふせ)ぐために土手(どて)(きず)く。

      To build an embankment to prevent flood damage.

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      土手(どて)(きず)くために(つち)大量(たいりょう)(あつ)めました。

      We gathered a large amount of soil to construct the embankment.

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      (さかな)()さんで新鮮(しんせん)なマグロの土手(どて)大量(たいりょう)購入(こうにゅう)した。

      I bought a large amount of fresh tuna cuts at the fish market.

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      (ぞく)に、マグロやカジキなどの(おお)きな()()土手(どて)()います。

      Colloquially, large slices of tuna or swordfish are called cuts.

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      土手(どて)斜面(しゃめん)()そべっていたら太陽(たいよう)気持(きも)ちよくて()てしまいました。

      I was lying on the slope of the embankment, and the warm sun made me doze off.

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