jpdb beta

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

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to saw off; to interrupt; to suspend; to discontinue

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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next

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erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row

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Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

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Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

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tall wooden clogs

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coloured paper; colored paper

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long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

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(imperial) reign; period

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unbecoming; improper; unsuitable; ill-matched; unworthy of

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daybreak sound of a crow; (name of) poetry anthology

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Show Boat

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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prostitute (esp. Edo period)

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terminal; final

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

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one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

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old age; old person; the old; the aged

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will; testament; last request

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to leave this world; to die

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battlefield; battleground

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scene of a fire

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

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settling or depositing (at the bottom of something); deposition; pigmentation; composure; calmness

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to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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slim waist; slender figure; willowy figure; waist of a willow tree

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confused; flustered; at a loss

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joint; seam; joining point

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

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first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters

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light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments

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have to do; must; should; ought to

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nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert

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as necessary

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reaction; response

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes

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to lessen; to decrease; to diminish

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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example; specimen; sample

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nude (figure, painting, statue)

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