jpdb beta

brutality; inhumanity

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to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

1

large hanging paper lantern (used in bathhouses, yose theatres, izakaya, etc.)

1

and (also); both ... and; as well as

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

2

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

(a) row; line

4

even though; despite; when

1

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

1

castle (in place names); castle; fortress

3

castle tower; keep; donjon

1

floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy

1

strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)

1

spirogyra; algae forming pond scum

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

seat (of chair, bench, etc.); seat base

2

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

4

to give in (after initially resisting); to yield; to concede; (lit.) to break (one's) horn

1

store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business

1

partitioning screen

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passing by

1

outward appearance; looks

1

leather; hide

1

mousseline de laine; light woollen fabric

1

dresser; dressing table; vanity table

1

3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle

1

handrail; railing; banister

2

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

5

bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

5

guard house

1

crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received

1

bathroom

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privy; toilet

2

to leak; to run out

4

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

1

age; years

1

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

2

to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

1

interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

1

Tōhokuhonsen

2

one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

1

to relax; to take it easy

1

conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)

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step by step; by degrees

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conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control

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