jpdb beta

mother; wife

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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water wheel; water turbine; hydraulic turbine; (arch.) violent wielding of weapons

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trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)

2

gray or silver haired (grey)

2

cuff; armhole

3

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

1

quiver (of arrows; cylindrical)

2

in the hand; (something) easily manipulated

1

palm (of one's hand)

1

to pull together with the hands; to adjust (e.g. one's collar); to arrange

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

1

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

1

to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

9

arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

1

to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at

1

silence (not speaking); muteness

1

making things out of straw (winter work for farmers)

1

to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

1

storage shed

1

to dominate (usu. one's husband)

1

rope; cord; policeman's rope

4

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

diploma; licence; license

1

Satori; folklore monster that can read minds

1

lattice; counter for large bundles (e.g. 10 sheafs of rice, 200 sheets of calligraphy paper, 20 whistling arrows, 100 fish); handbreadth (unit for measuring the length of arrows)

1

death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without

1

free flow (of water); random talk; nonsense

1

to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed

1

Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

1

Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

1

nine parts; nine percent; almost

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rice price

1

to discuss; to talk together

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

1

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

to warm; to heat

1

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

1