jpdb beta

to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

1

censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)

2

to swim

8

to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward

1

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

1

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming

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Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)

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tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

1

one hand

1

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

2

flabby; limp; soft and pliable

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monster

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

2

beautiful maiden; beauty

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approximately the same

1

ship's bottom; bilge

2

to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

1

eight (long cylindrical things)

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smoothly; frictionlessly; easily

1

(ship or shipbuilding) timber or plank

1

cuttlefish; squid

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

1

reason; cause; circumstances

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bamboo basket

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work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

3

distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

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network

2

to let (someone) take hold of your hand

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danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

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chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt

2

Japanese sea perch (Lateolabrax japonicus, esp. referring to an adult); Japanese sea bass

1

black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)

2

bank; coast; shore

1

change; alteration; substitute; spare; replacement; proxy

1

oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

2

defeat of the weaker

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foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction

1

whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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to hurry; to hasten

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plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

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feeling of envy; jealous feeling

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pretension; conceit; hubris

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