jpdb beta

to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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gambler

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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post horse

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prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong

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to make oneself known to the public; to become popular; to gain influence

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utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all

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to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop

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derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible

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woman; womankind

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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job; work; duties; trade; skill

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(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice

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side door; side gate; wicket gate

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weeping; lamenting

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temple kitchen; monastery kitchen; quarters of a head priest (and his family)

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locked room; secret room

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

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isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

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to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

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white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium

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counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; even number; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m)

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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dark red; dark brown; reddish brown

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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(a) light; lights; lamp

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sitting cross-legged

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hairy; thickly haired; shaggy

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to have training bouts with one's junior during practice (of a senior wrestler)

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location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

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lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party

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one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

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two (long cylindrical things)

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not having had enough to drink (esp. alcohol)

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

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widower; divorced man not remarried

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liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

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gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

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Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

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to be greedy; to covet

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to weather (e.g. by long exposure to sun or rain); to lose color; to decay

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under the floor

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straining one's ears

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determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently

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