jpdb beta

hand; hands

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Kan'ichi

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Sonenoyoshitada

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sailor; boatman; passenger

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the sky; the heavens

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first part of a poem; first part of a verse

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last part of a poem or Bible verse

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even number; even; spouse; mate

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issuing tickets

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reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)

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encouragement of learning

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to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

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young greens; young herbs

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whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

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excellent poem; famous poem

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action before words; work before talk

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rudder; helm

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field; plain; prairie; moor

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tiger fur

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championship race; struggle for victory

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technically accomplished; technical; polished

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to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

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junction line between two sea currents; line where two ocean currents meet; course of things; turning point

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striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)

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thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko

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brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

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medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)

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dab; dove; dub

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development (of land); preparation (e.g. of ground for housing); reclamation; creation

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touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

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complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

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spindle

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tile

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to serve; to dish up; to dish out

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two characters; name

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huge rock; firmness; solidity

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thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering

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big gamble; big plunge; big mountain

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invincible; ever-victorious; unconquerable; unbeaten

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lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

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one win; one victory

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karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

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individual match; single game

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team competition; team game

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to dye; to colour; to color

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to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

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commendation ceremony; award ceremony

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being the runner-up; finishing second

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to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

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and; as well as

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