jpdb beta

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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musician (esp. Gagaku)

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hood; kerchief

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

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novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic

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noh song

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aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat

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aconite (esp. species Aconitum japonicum); wolfsbane; monkshood; traditional bugaku hat

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headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask

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present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

3

brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

3

samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low

1

bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly

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from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

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book; register

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curtain; hanging; bunting

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

2

wind and string instruments; music

1

restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization

1

to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish

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sleeveless (garment); sleeveless haori

2

to be driven by (one's feelings); to succumb to

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to feign ignorance; to play dumb

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest

1

gross; disgusting

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title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)

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in its entirety; whole; wholly

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refined; elegant

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ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price

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colour; color; hue; tints

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traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

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to dry up; to scab; to be poisoned (with lacquer); (arch.) to waste away

1

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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gold; gold coin; gold colour (color)

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making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords

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cuff; armhole

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vermilion; scarlet

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Chinese brocade

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regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)

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hunter

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straw raincoat

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clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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