jpdb beta

to sleep; to fall asleep

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seldom; rarely; scarcely

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however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while

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border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

2

reality; actuality; hard fact

7

ancient times

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Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle

3

since; henceforth

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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rare; seldom

4

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

2

easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous

2

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

3

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to see; to look; to watch

1

one knee

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7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side

1

pointing down; pointing downward; (market) decline; downturn; downward trend

1

to instigate; to tempt; to entice; to incite

1

abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

last night

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hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets

2

light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms

1

competitive spirit

1

to dye; to colour; to color

1

coloured paper; colored paper

1

command; direction

3

to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

4

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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ahead; before; ago

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untonsured (monk or priest or nun)

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bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia

3

figured satin

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kasaya; monk's stole; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder)

2

stupa; dagoba; wooden grave tablet

3

to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

1

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

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gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

flame (color, colour); flame scarlet; bright reddish; orange

1

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

1

to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to

3

how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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high class; noble

1

hitting a ball; batting; stroke

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert

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last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier

2