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弁 べん

  1. eloquence; speech; talk; tongue
  2. accent; brogue; dialect
  3. Japanese box lunch; bento
  4. petal
  5. valve
  6. Oversight Department; division of the daijokan under the ritsuryō system responsible for controlling central and provincial governmental offices

弁当 べんとう N3

  1. Japanese box lunch; bento

弁償 べんしょう N1

  1. compensation; indemnification; recompense; reparation; restitution

弁解 べんかい N1

  1. defence; defense; excuse; explanation (e.g. for one's actions); justification

弁論 べんろん N1

  1. argument; debate; discussion

弁護 べんご N1

  1. advocacy; defence; defense; pleading

弁える わきまえる

  1. to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish
  2. to bear in mind; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand

弁務官 べんむかん

  1. commissioner

弁慶 べんけい

  1. person putting on a brave front; strong person
  2. bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.)
  3. checked pattern; checks; plaid

弁明 べんめい

  1. apology; clarification; excuse; explanation; vindication
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