jpdb beta

(since) long ago; for a long time

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to wail; to cry loudly; to howl

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cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

2

horizon; distant land; skyline; heavenly shores; remote region

1

wanderer; traveller; traveler

1

heartbreak; grief; sorrow

1

to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

1

coolly; indifferently; nonchalantly; calmly

3

deafness

2

color blindness; colour blindness

1

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

2

blindness

2

and yet; though; when; in spite of

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

evening dew; night dew

1

to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

1

to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude

1

stray dog

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(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge

4

storage room; storeroom; lumber room

1

germination; pregnancy; arising (in); resulting (from); originating (in)

1

entreaty to a deity

1

poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency

3

stealing; theft

2

will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness

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fifth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Saturn and central)

2

to alert; to get one's attention; to draw one's attention

1

symphony

2

elegant; exquisite

2

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

1

hard charcoal

1

to take out; to take a handful of; to grab and throw; to turn someone out (of house, room, etc.)

1

charcoal; charred remains

2

pitch black; deep black

1

to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

2

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

2

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

2

bucket; pail

1

wet cloth; damp rag

1

to drag out

2

house-cloth; dust cloth

8

eldest daughter; first-born daughter

2

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

1

dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops

1

drop (e.g. of water); drip

1

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

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Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

8

medium size

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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