jpdb beta

theorist

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roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)

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practical individual

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to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

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translation; version (e.g. "English version")

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to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

3

nap; siesta

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards, esp. hyakunin isshu karuta or iroha karuta

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only; just

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pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character

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play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

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private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

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game; sport

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to be accustomed to; to be used to; to argue into silence; to talk down

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with hands in pockets; idleness

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

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assistance; backing; reinforcements

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to join forces with; to cooperate with

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changing one's attitude or response according to who one is talking to or dealing with

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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house-sitting; house-sitter; caretaker (official post in the Edo period); keeper

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

2

to make a sound

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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cannot; must not

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to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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like; as

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walking briskly; determinedly

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

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to push away; to push aside; to shove

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

2

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

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hearsay; learning by hearsay

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beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings

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15th day of the month; 15 days

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surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

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particularly; only; in the case of

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gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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to become (a state, condition, etc.)

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serious; grave; dignified; solemn

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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