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Heiban (平板型)
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    Water Rat (49th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1912, 1972, 2032)
    See also: 干支 (えと)
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    Mizunoene
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    historical term Government of the Ryukyu Islands (1952-1972)
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    The Government of the Ryukyu Islands (琉球政府 Ryūkyū Seifu) was the self-government of native Okinawans during the American occupation of Okinawa. More
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    historical term Asama-Sanso incident (hostage crisis and police siege; February 1972)
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あさま山荘事件 【あさまさんそうじけん】
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    Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (Stockholm, 1972)
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    The Declaration of the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, or Stockholm Declaration, was adopted June 16, 1972 by the United Nations Conferen... More
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    United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950-1972);USCAR
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    United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (1950);USCAR
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    The United States Civil Administration of the Ryukyu Islands (琉球列島米国民政府 Ryūkyū-rettō Beikoku Min Seifu), or "USCAR", was the government in Okinawa, Japan, af... More
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    historical term Watergate scandal (1972-1975)
    Nixon tried to stonewall through Watergate by ignoring it, but it didn't work.
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    Watergate was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States in the 1970s, following a break-in at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) head... More
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ウオーターゲート事件 【ウォーターゲートじけん】
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    work of art, literature, music, etc. name Watership Down (1972 novel by Richard Adams, 1978 film)
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    Watership Down (1972 novel by Richard Adams, 1978 film)
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    Watership Down is a 1978 British animated adventure-thriller drama film written, produced and directed by Martin Rosen. More
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Hiragana

ひらがな

The rounded, flowing kana. Hiragana writes native Japanese words, grammar endings, and anything without (or alongside) kanji — it's the first script you learn. Each character stands for one syllable.

Example

ねこ — cat