jpdb beta

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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while alive; during one's lifetime

4

to like; to prefer

7

habitual use; daily use

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

3

manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment

2

counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

4

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

6

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

4

(please) look; see; (please) try to do

1

Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

2

Araki Mataemon

1

logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

1

traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)

1

don't you think?; indicates question

10

slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

5

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

3

how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)

4

cloud of dust; sandstorm

2

cloud of dust (sand, etc.)

2

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

tailwind; fair wind; favorable wind (favourable); favorable condition (favourable); advantageous situation

1

headwind; head wind

1

old clothes; secondhand clothing

2

tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)

3

close fitting trousers; working trousers; long johns; long underpants

2

street stall; stand; booth

1

waiting for customers

1

fortuneteller; diviner

1

sand; grit

1

full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

2

to turn one's face away

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

1

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

1

dust; dirt; dreary world; petty affairs of everyday life

1

dust

1

to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

1

yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

1

to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

1

inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

2

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

4

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

to mail a letter

1

book-keeping journal

6

bathroom

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public bath; bathhouse

1

sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

1