jpdb beta

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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excuse; explanation

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middle of the night; dead of night

4

shutout; shutting out; lock-out; freeze-out

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to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)

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bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome

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vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry

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farm house; country cottage

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parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

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to approach the year end; to be jammed tight

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to be enlivened; to be exhilarated

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earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery

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last day of the month

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kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11

4

decoration; ornament; trimmings

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straw

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cheerfully; excitedly

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kamidana; household shrine; home shrine

4

rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign

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tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

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light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

3

to scratch; to claw

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

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hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

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evidence; proof

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seedy-looking; thin

2

(flower) petal

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to dry up completely; to become stale

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year before last

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Inverness (coat, cape)

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

1

body heat from several people in close quarters; stuffy air

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to approach in adoration

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in some cases; sometimes; on occasions

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narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded

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aim; goal

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to miss a chance; to fail to do

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outskirts (of a town); run-down district

2

whitish

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electric light

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to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

2

strapped for cash; hard up

1

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

4

stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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on the way back; returning

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to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

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gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

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