biwa
English translation: (Chinese) lute
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| 16:47 Feb 27, 2002 |
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|  Selected response from: Werner George Patels, M.A., C.Tran.(ATIO) (X) Local time: 03:09 | |||
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| 4 +1 | lute (musical instrument) or medlar tree |
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| 4 | loquat |
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2 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1lute (musical instrument) or medlar tree Explanation: It all depends on the characters used. Japanese has a lot of homophones (words that sound alike) that are distinguished on the basis of the characters (kanji) used. Hope this helps. |
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1 hr confidence:
loquat Explanation: depending on the Kanji, it can also be that fruit - but obviously not in this context |
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