jpdb beta

angel

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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thin or light silk; sheer silk; veil (mystery)

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fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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pure white; snow white

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to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur

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sliding; slipping

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calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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fish gong; fish wood block; temple block; round, hollow, wood block (vaguely fish-shaped, usu. with scales), struck while chanting sutras

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

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red lacquerware with patterns carved in relief

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Negoro lacquerware

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious

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protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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unique thing; best on earth

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genuine article

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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remaining an idle spectator; looking on unconcernedly (doing nothing)

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unsigned; without a signature

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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money; metal

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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third; no. three

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old man; venerable gentleman

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eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan

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colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting

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tea harvesting (picking)

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doll; puppet; figure

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porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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quiet and subdued in appearance; solemn; sad and depressed in manner; soft; gentle

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felt; woollen cloth

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to hold in one's mouth

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oh!; oh?; my!

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item; article; dish; course; finest item

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caring for (esp. a pet or a small object); cherishing; being fond of; prizing; treasuring

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supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe

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one's own work; making by oneself

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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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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

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puppy; small dog

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