jpdb beta

narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining

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faded color; faded colour; antique look

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folding screen covered with gold leaf

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outside of; not covered by

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bedding; bedclothes

2

hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

while doing over and over; repeatedly

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

3

algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed

1

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

1

suspicious; doubtful

1

early rising

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

2

cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation

1

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

2

to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights

1

going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)

1

book; volume

2

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

1

bookcase

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

book; volume; this; present; main; head

4

one edge; one end; one side

1

landlord; landlady

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

jail; gaol; jailhouse

1

being absorbed in reading

2

to win; to gain victory

1

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

1

counter for books; volume

1

here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

1

richly colored; richly coloured

1

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

1

to frolic

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picture scroll

3

smiling

1

well, look at that

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

2

written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft

1

friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

1

to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one

1

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach

1

cone; pyramid

1

to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

1

shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

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exhibition; exhibit

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daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)

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