jpdb beta

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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to say; to be called; to do

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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exhibition; display

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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archeological excavation (archaeological)

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corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)

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to be erected; to be built

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new; fresh; novel

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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feeling; sense; impression

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Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)

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that sort of; like that

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abominable snowman; yeti

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existence; being

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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real thing; original; actual

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reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

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brick

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portion; section; part

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foundation; basis

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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to inform; to report

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discovery; detection; finding

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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construction site

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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last year

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demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment

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collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

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famous product; special product; speciality; specialty

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory

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to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

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telescope

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elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)

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electrically powered; electric

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first (of its kind) in Japan

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to build; to construct

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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