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文明開化

ぶんめいかいか
Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
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明朝体

みんちょうたい
Ming-style typeface; Mincho
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明太子

めんたいこ
walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
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陽明学

ようめいがく
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers)
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愛染明王

愛染妙王
あいぜんみょうおう
Ragaraja (esoteric school deity of love)
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現つ神

明つ神、現神、明神
あきつかみ
living god (honorific term for the emperor)
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発明者

はつめいしゃ
inventor
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発明品

はつめいひん
invention
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薄明かり

薄明り
うすあかり
dim or faint light; half-light of early morning; twilight
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弁明口調

べんめいくちょう
apologetic (defensive) tone of voice