jpdb beta

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

2

low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

1

store; shop

2

to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

7

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

1

republication; reissue; reprinting; reproduction

1

to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

2

Japan

4

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

materials; data; document

3

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

1

to find out; to discover; to locate

1

reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

4

cooperation; collaboration

5

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

3

preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance

1

work; job; labor; work

9

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

8

is that so?

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

2

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

6

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

1

to survive

1

people; men and women; each person; everybody

16

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

2

now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

1

to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

2

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

1

hamburger (on a bun)

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

2

tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

4

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

8

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

58

anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste

1

definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

24

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2

with a friendly grin; smilingly

1

paper bag

1

karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)

1

to hand over; to surrender

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

6

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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