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Western style residences built mostly for early foreign settlers during the end of the Shogunate and the Meiji era

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elliptical shape

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dome

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oyster; oyster shell

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular

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famous product; widely known (local) specialty

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fortunate error; lucky break; fluke

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trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle

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rich; wealthy; affluent; rich (flavour)

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100 yen

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large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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faint; slight; vague; nebulous; indeterminate; tinge of ...

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birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland

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unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual

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Hiroshima Peace Memorial; A-Bomb Dome; Genbaku Dome

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First World War (1914-1918); World War I; WWI; WW1

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to be erected; to be built

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feeling keenly; fully realizing

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the opposite direction; the other way

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manual (operation)

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burn; scald

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a number of days

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obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point

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unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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to summon courage; to be brave

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sour; acid

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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villainous; rascally; knavish; (arch.) independent; (arch.) self-reliant

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veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

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hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

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melodrama; soap opera

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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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.)

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to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

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irresolute; hesitant

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to bind (with rope, etc.)

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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unbearable; intolerable; unendurable

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pain; agony; bitterness

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maybe; could be; might

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bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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decision; determination; resolution

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