jpdb beta

since last year

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staff with plaited paper streamers

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gods

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type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

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hairpiece; false hair; switch; (arch.) hair

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

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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)

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library; book collection; paperback book

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faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

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manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

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adult; grown-up

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to admire a person's courage; to approve of someone's ambition

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being startled

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careful; elaborate; scrupulous

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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common; ordinary; conventional; customary

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worship

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to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish

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tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart

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formal; proper; prescribed; conventional; stereotypical

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to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

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prison gate

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owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)

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freshly severed head

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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unknown; unidentified; unspecified

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perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

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execution; punishment; spanking

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counter for helmets, etc.

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six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer

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gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

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dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

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free from obstacles

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impoliteness

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(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

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stroke (dash) of the pen; (force of) brushwork

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to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

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(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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experienced; seasoned; veteran

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year of the Snake

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat

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to be touching; to be moving

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horseback

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front wheel; saddle fork

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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bamboo broom

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