jpdb beta

something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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central part; heart (of a city, etc.)

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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landmark

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TV tower

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huge; big; enormous

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steel tower; electricity pylon; transmission tower

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to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

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Japan Railways; JR

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as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious

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town; city; municipal; urban

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Tokyo

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... and northward; in and to the north of ...

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third

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population; common talk

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

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outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

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street; quarter; district; area

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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in a line; in a row

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to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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counter for people

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presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity

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average; mean; balance; equilibrium

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lot area; site area; plottage; lot size

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tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.3 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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great difference; major mistake

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jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines

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choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy

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(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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Oodoori Park

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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mountain-side

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appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

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ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

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sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar

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lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch

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Miyanomori

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thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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high ground; elevation; hill; plateau

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high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood

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magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose

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