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本
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formal (way); orthodox; regular; proper; real; genuine
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in earnest; serious; proper; full-blown (e.g. winter)
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Japanese tea
Examples
彼女は若い頃は日本茶よりもコーヒーが好きだった。
When she was young, she preferred coffee to Japanese tea.
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Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Japanese style
Examples
その庭園は日本式に設定されている。
The garden is laid out in the Japanese style.
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Abbreviation
Nihon-shiki romanization (of Japanese)
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first (of its kind) in Japan
Examples
彼女は日本初の宇宙飛行士となるだろう。
She will be the first Japanese woman astronaut.
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Japanese-style painting; picture in Japanese style; nihon-ga
Examples
その広間は日本画で飾られていた。
The hall was decorated with Japanese paintings.
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reading-book; reader; guidebook; manual
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Original meaning
textbook (esp. a pre-war elementary school Japanese language textbook)
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script reading; scenario reading
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avid reader; bookworm
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reading a book; reading books
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trade fair
Examples
その見本市には注目に値するものはなにもなかった。
There was nothing worthy of remark at the fair.
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bookcase
Examples
私の本箱は大きな辞書が入る奥行がある。
My bookcase is deep enough to take large dictionaries.
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bookworm; bibliophile; bibliophage
Examples
彼は、いわば、本の虫だ。
He is, so to speak, a bookworm.
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unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
