jpdb beta

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

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to dazzle; to blind

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flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

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contest (between performers); competitive performance; competition between theatres putting on the same show

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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splitting the cost; Dutch treat

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

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things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock

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to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)

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purse; handbag; wallet

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)

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main street

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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dim; gloomy

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pedestrian traffic

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closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

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store selling musical instruments

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

2

restaurant

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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edge of the eaves; house frontage

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red paper restaurant lantern; cheap eating and drinking place

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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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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door; doorway

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in a big way

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected

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junk

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famous; fame

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I; we

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thousand years; very long period; forever

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rice field

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity

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ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

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private opinion; personal view; personal opinion

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how many years; how long; what year

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this area; around here

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student (esp. a university student)

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Review site

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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local people

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purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

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