jpdb beta

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak

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reed screen

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enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle

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ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; fresh flower; natural flower

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ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

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hunchback; humpback; crookback

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lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)

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fireworks

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balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp

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Lord of Heaven; God

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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barracks; camp

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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clear autumn sky

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in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

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sky; air; mid-air

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army and navy

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red cloth; red background

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to dye fast; to leave undyed

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much

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in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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someone (something) not to be trifled with

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science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

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jumping to a hasty conclusion

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great mistake

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stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm

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headband

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hachimaki tied in the back

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naked sword; drawn sword; shellfish removed from the shell

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to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed

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front row

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rear; back row

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approx. 30 cm

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sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess

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space; interval; space character; whitespace

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sense; sensation; feeling; intuition

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grand kagura performance at Ise; type of performance including the lion dance and juggling; Camellia japonica 'Daikagura' (cultivar of Japanese camellia)

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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Mikawa manzai; style of manzai originating in the Mikawa region in Aichi prefecture

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the capital (esp. Kyoto)

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup

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slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined

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punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop

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