jpdb beta

left; left hand side

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attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

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agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

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fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

2

fourth day of the month; four days

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national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)

1

modern Japanese; current written style

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China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man

1

grammar

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word; vocabulary

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mathematics; arithmetic

1

practice; practising; exercises; manoeuvres; seminar (student debates, presentations, etc.); practicum

1

overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown

3

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

3

detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

1

disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference

1

unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision

1

name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

1

full of; brimming with

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knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things

1

to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

1

to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it

1

sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence

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to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed

1

nearest station

2

to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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to build; to construct

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pseudo-; quasi-

2

construction; architecture (of buildings)

3

cultural heritage

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red brick

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Europe

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base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag

1

Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism

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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

design

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

1

to rebuild; to reconstruct

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renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; makeover; updating

1

foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)

1

age; era; period; date

1

talking while standing; standing around talking

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password; watchword; motto; slogan

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welcome!; nice to see you!

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

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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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prime of life

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daddy; father; husband

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