jpdb beta

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

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to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

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large drum; bass drum

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Buddhist priest; monk; boy

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over ten feet

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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monetary offering; offertory

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rainy

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shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

4

riverside fish market

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Liang dynasty (China, 502-557)

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Yorimasa

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Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character

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extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

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one house; the same house; detached house

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demoness; witch; ogress; married woman

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to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

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paper pellet; spitball

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)

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strong person; person putting on a brave front; bamboo tube with holes drilled in it (used as a stand for kitchen utensils, fans, etc.); checks; plaid

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easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth

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protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm

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fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)

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will (probably); intend (to do); will; should; ought to

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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smooth (skin, etc.); sleek; velvety; silky

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

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rather; better; instead; if anything

2

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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short; brief

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round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money

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refined; genteel; graceful; decent

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musical instrument

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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thread; 0.0001; one ten-thousandth

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yellow; amber

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grey; gray; ashen

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long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears

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sand picture

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sand; grit

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

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handful; small amount; small number

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to turn towards; to point

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

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here and there; in places

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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