jpdb beta

at first; in the beginning; originally

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savage; barbarian; aboriginal

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term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology

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chisel

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

old-fashioned and tasteful

1

Korea

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to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

4

(not) in any way; in no way

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face; honour; honor; appearance; look

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

what would (you) do?; what to do about it

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coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

1

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

1

she; her; girlfriend

1

rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy

1

appetite (for food)

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to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up

1

harbour; harbor; port

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verse

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the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

1

continuation; succession; series; continuous

1

naming; christening

1

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

true value; real worth

1

skin

1

to scratch; to claw

1

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

1

being filled with; being full of; permeation

1

towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad

1

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)

2

proper guidance

1

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

victim (esp. someone killed); casualty

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new style

1

recollection; remembrance; reminiscence

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

1

declaration; statement

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training; drill; practice; discipline

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vulgar; indecent; crude; jumbled (of a place); disorderly; chaotic

1

colloquial writing; text written in a spoken form of the language

1

Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo

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sequel; continuation

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vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean

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popular music; vulgar music

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cheap literature; writing for amusement; light literature popular in the late Edo period

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