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stone pillar

1

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

5

learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

2

recommendation

1

inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

5

Yorikiyo

1

inspection; observation

9

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

2

in history; ever; historical

6

World Heritage (site)

1

registration; accession; register; entry; record

1

application; request; petition

1

Hatta Yoichi (1886.2.21-1942.5.8)

7

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

8

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

2

dam; dumb

29

irrigation

9

prevention; check

3

rotation of crops

5

water supply

2

to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on

2

arable land

2

plant and equipment; production equipment; productive capacity

3

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

2

plain; moor; prairie

5

new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

6

carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

9

valley

2

development of electrical power resources

2

land improvement

2

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

2

plan; device; scheme; thoughts or suggestions about a law

2

grand; far-reaching; ambitious

2

grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

2

Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty

4

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

4

engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson

6

crow (Corvus spp.); raven

9

Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount

5

counter for large animals (e.g. head of cattle); counter for insects in a collection; counter for helmets, masks, etc.

10

mountain range; mountain belt

2

season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)

1

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

6

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

1

to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

1

aquatic (life); living in the water

1

water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)

3