jpdb beta

to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

2

before long; even now

6

(husked grains of) rice

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one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

1

way of doing

1

violence; force

1

to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with

1

in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

1

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

2

each day; from day to day; day-to-day

2

golden and shiny; gaudy; gaudily decorated; brand spanking new; new and shiny

2

Buddhist (household) altar

3

spirit of someone on the first O-Bon after their death; the recently departed (and buried or cremated, etc.)

2

to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick

2

made entirely of paulownia wood

1

duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

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lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)

2

small cupboard on wall of tokonoma

2

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

3

lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)

1

to change completely; to change suddenly

1

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

5

feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

1

Wu Hu (five tribes that migrated into China in 300-500 CE: Xiongnu, Jie, Xianbei, Di, Qiang)

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

2

love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections

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platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

7

between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

2

person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth

1

desk phone

1

deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

4

fresh Japanese sweets (usu. containing red bean paste); fresh Western sweets (usu. containing cream or fruit, e.g. sponge cake, pie)

1

high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop

1

infusing (tea); infusion

1

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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take-out (food)

1

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

3

hijiki (dark edible seaweed usu. sold in dried black strips; Hizikia fusiformis)

1

cooked beans

1

to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)

4

on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of

1

barracks

1

indicates storeys, structures, or materials used in a building; indicates denomination

1

hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

2

form; shape; figure; visage

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