jpdb beta

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

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mallet; pestle; pounder

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to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)

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Saga (city, prefecture)

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noted product; local specialty

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gun

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dawn (esp. from the 16th day of the lunar month onward); portable paper lantern for walking at night

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crab

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millstone; mortar

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

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way of cooking; cookery; recipe

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bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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brains; brain tissue

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cancer

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brutality; inhumanity

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to break free of

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

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lingering winter

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roaring; booming; bellowing; pealing; reverberating; rumbling

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first "horse day" in any lunar month, but esp. the second lunar month; traditional day for worship at "fox deity" shrines

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stray cat; alley cat

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to become lukewarm; to become tepid

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temple bell; (in Japan) 7th note of the ancient chromatic scale (approx. G sharp)

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Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head

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pious men and women; religious people; the faithful

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flight feathers

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tail and feathers

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wild rocambole (Allium grayi)

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field of vegetables; market garden; truck garden; vegetable garden; kitchen garden

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to be sharp; to be rough

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(received) present; gift

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boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)

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henchman; follower

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-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

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porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice; front pocket in a haragake

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businesslike; professional

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point; tip; sharp end; becoming pointed; becoming sharp

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black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher

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to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of

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savage; ferocious; atrocious

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annual tribute; land tax

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collecting; assembling

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savings

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(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady

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secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away

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200; two hundred

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drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party

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