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N3 Noun

(きし)bank, coast, shore

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    1. Noun

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      bank, coast, shore

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    岸 【きし】

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      平泳(ひらおよ)ぎで(きし)まで(およ)競争(きょうそう)をする。

      To compete in a breaststroke swim to shore.

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      (ふね)(きし)()くまであと(いち)時間(じかん)ほどです。

      It will be another hour or so before the boat reaches the shore.

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      まさかこんな平和(へいわ)漁村(ぎょそん)(きし)死体(したい)()()げられるとは…。

      I never would have thought that a dead body would wash up on the shore of such a peaceful fishing village...

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      天気(てんき)予報(よほう)(あらし)()(こと)()ったので(ふね)(きし)()()げる(こと)にした。

      I knew from the weather forecast that a storm was coming, so I decided to pull the boat back to shore.

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      (かわ)()こう(ぎし)では(さくら)満開(まんかい)なのに、なんでこっちの(さくら)はまだ6分(ろくぶ)()きなんだろう…。

      The cherry blossoms are in full bloom on the other river bank, but why are the cherry blossoms here still only sixty-percent bloomed....

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