jpdb beta

to turn one's back to

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lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

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smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane

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to smell; to smell of; to have a smell

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scene; sight; scenario; setting

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flag; pataka (banner); banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

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taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration

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Steller's sea eagle (Haliaeetus pelagicus)

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections

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to pass the peak (of something); to get through the most difficult part; to be over the worst (e.g. an illness); to cross a pass

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burning hell; inferno

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shout; scream

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant

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hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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very small; tiny

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dimple

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to make up for; to compensate for

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eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo

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reddish-black; iron blue

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light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

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Vela (constellation); the Sails

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body (of a biwa)

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stone bathtub; steam bath taken inside a cavern or stone chamber

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both; (not) either

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(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

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transition; change; progress; passing (of time)

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whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

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thread; strand; string

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large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)

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to sit on the floor with one knee raised; to raise one knee; to sit with one knee up

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square

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exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

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slight; thin; on the weak side

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bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

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top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis

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counter for colours

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toe

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dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

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healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

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knife attached to the sheath of a sword

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clear; fresh; bright

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one knee

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