jpdb beta

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

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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bridge of the nose

3

oval-faced; long-faced

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knot

2

to kick out; to cut back (on spending)

2

skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)

4

all together in a line; all together in a lump; dressed sloppily; inappropriately dressed for the occasion

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to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion

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gate; door; house; family

1

dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

2

to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter

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mistress; kept woman; concubine

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one's legal wife

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han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province

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nobleman's illegitimate child

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

1

to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge

2

looks; features; beauty

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before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

2

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

1

to gather; to meet

1

mother; wife

6

call; invitation

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

2

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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

1

return; coming back

2

one's house; one's home; one's family

1

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

2

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

4

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

1

fragrance of flowers

1

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)

2

one night; one evening; all night; overnight

1

dead of night; midnight

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

2

year of the Ox

2

from now; from this moment; henceforth

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how many years; how long; what year

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to count on one's fingers

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many years

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unmarried; not yet married

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day of the Ox (esp. in midsummer or midwinter)

2

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

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to cleanse oneself

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