jpdb beta

to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

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showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay

4

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

3

glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

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to go; to come

11

door; gate; opening; title page

3

should; must; -able; probably; likely

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ho-ho

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student council

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

3

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

3

ten; 10; ten years of age

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what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

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first half

5

to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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to keep in mind; to memorize

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

2

fellow student

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

5

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

2

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

4

stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus

4

to escape; to run away

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

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poet (of tanka poems)

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Emperor of Japan

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

2

order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive

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to regret

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to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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chronological order

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to choose; to select

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military commander

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be; is

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Utsunomiya (city in Tochigi)

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Yoritsuna

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imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000

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holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

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