jpdb beta

first; new

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unveiling; debut; introduction

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a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious

1

to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort

1

deep emotion; impression; inspiration

1

Kitain

1

Toshogu Shrine

1

tourist attraction; sight-seeing area

1

Yoshino

4

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

3

minor; small; minor (key, scale, etc.); the minor leagues (US baseball)

1

ancient burial mound; barrow; tumulus

2

Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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

2

slope; slanting surface; bevel

3

triumphant look

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developing new ideas based on study of the past; learning from the past

1

the place for; the time for; the level of

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to look around; to tour

1

history

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Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)

1

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

2

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)

1

belfry; bell tower

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landmark

1

hour bell

2

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

4

generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied

1

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

1

Japanese-style confectionary store

1

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

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red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

2

sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

2

manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

2

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

1

food texture; mouthfeel

2

to be popular

2

to steam (food)

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to hand over; to surrender

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guide; tour guide; conductor; guidebook

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detour; roundabout way

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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