jpdb beta

mountain ridge; near a mountain

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both feet; both legs

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properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly

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winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

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hoof

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dark night

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one's home; one's house

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stubble

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to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)

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to let die

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here; with this

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soba restaurant

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tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

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evening meal

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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windowpane; window glass

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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gradually; little by little; soon; before long; here and there; scattered

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never again

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to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

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first grandchild

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

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apology

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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this world; this life; world of the living

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space; room; airspace

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handwoven; handspun; weaving by hand

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cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

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snow country

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cargo; freight; money or assets

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Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)

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staying up all night; all-night vigil

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to examine someone's expression

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breathing of a sleeping person

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to look upward

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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sleeping face

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gun; rifle; small arms

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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forehead; brow

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cold wintry wind

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