jpdb beta

Yokohama (city)

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watch store; watch dealer

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now; nowadays

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large forest

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holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail

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comfortable retirement

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

4

to take a breath; to take a short rest

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

contribution; donation

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

2

months and years

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clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain

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Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)

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first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began

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every night

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to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

7

neurasthenia; nervous breakdown; concentration (card game involving turning over face-down cards to find identical pairs)

1

depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

1

to go; to come

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recreation; diversion; relaxation

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matinee (performance)

2

to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

2

person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

2

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

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that kind; competition; match

2

seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

5

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

2

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta

1

many people; a large number of people

3

acquaintance; friend; familiar face

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regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

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kindness; intimacy; friendship

3

national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)

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hakama; man's formal divided skirt

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

2

almost every day; almost daily

1

often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly

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seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season

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small talk; chat; gossip

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one day; (on) a certain day

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platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit

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