jpdb beta

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)

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(Roman) Catholicism

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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last month

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

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control; management (e.g. of a business)

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

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requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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Yamatekyoukai

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pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend

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someone; somebody

2

to feel depressed; to be down

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (1871-2001)

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religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

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bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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oppression; suppression; pressure

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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to suffer damage; to be deceived

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register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster

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unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

1

committee member

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that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

3

absorption; suction; attraction

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all; everything

3

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

2

to smash; to break

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word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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high; high school

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to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

3

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment

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minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares

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relative; relation; kin

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