jpdb beta

fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)

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different school (e.g. of ikebana)

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padded kimono

2

to change one's clothes

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

4

under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie

1

barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

1

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

1

orchid; Netherlands; Holland

1

to lavish money on

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to spend (money) like water; to spend (money) like it grows on trees; to throw around (one's money); to play ducks and drakes with

1

advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful

1

act of mercy; helping another person

1

place to go; destination

1

rather; better; instead; if anything

1

oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition

2

to state; to express; to mention

1

to force back; to jostle

2

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

profuse sweat

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

2

news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

1

one's best interests; one's own good

1

to be faithful; to do one's duty

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one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

1

pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

little something; reward; tip

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but still

1

to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch

1

boy; man; male

1

travelling expenses; traveling expenses

1

assistance; support

1

everywhere; all over; throughout

2

narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable

1

independence

2

accession

1

expenses

1

glory; splendour; honour

1

profitable; lucrative

1

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

1

to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

1

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

geisha

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(medical) doctor; physician

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to buy stock

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