jpdb beta

be; is

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ancestral spirits

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ritual; religious service; festival

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ancestral spirit; collective of ancestral spirits which have lost their individualities; ancestor deified as a kami; spirit of a kami

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halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)

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Kuroshio Current; Japan Current

3

to begin; to set about; to start

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equestrian tribe; equestrian people

4

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

natural science

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agricultural experiment station

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microscope

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Koutarou

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ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making

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offering (to a shogun, emperor, daimyo, kami or Buddha)

1

item; event

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rice that has browned (due to age); variety of low-quality foreign rice; red rice (ancient variety of rice); red-kerneled rice

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Chinese rice; foreign rice

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pointing out; identification

3

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

1

agricultural course; agricultural department

1

Hideo

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agricultural scientist; agronomist; agriculturist

2

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

1

completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all

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Toubata Seiichi (1899.2.2-1983.5.6)

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good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

1

Kouichi

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agricultural technology; farming techniques

1

Toshitarou

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comprehensive; composite; all-embracing

1

delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome

1

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

1

Shouzaburou

1

affiliated; akin

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Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty

1

the capital (esp. Kyoto)

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elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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Cambodia

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Mekong (river)

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primitive; original

1

survey; exploration; field investigation

1

reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture

2

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance

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island country

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