jpdb beta

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

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to turn left; to turn to the left

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bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

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official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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Western style

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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precision; accuracy

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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body; group; party; company; troupe

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teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding

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strained bean paste; smooth anko; fine-grained sweet bean paste

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anko-coated mochi (from Ise, Mie pref.)

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shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup); Italian ice; snow cone; sno-cone

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

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syrup

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green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

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matcha; powdered green tea

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

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melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)

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bitterness; bitter taste

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly

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the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors

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to melt together

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overwhelming

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until now; so far; up to the present

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

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A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion

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summer season

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stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

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directly managed store (as opposed to a distributor)

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food and drink; eating and drinking

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summer

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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the end (of); powder

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time; season; period; phase; stage

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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tea house

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precisely because

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to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

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to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

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bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

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