jpdb beta

to pry (open); to prise; to wrench

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leaving something where it is; abandoning something

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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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to tuck up (a kimono skirt); to tuck in; to make short (a story, explanation, etc.); to cut short; to abridge

2

summer festival; summer matsuri

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to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock

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musical instrument; music; accompaniment instruments used in kabuki (excluding the shamisen)

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heave-ho!; heave!

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cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

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to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

1

quick pace; fast tempo; rapid progress

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conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially

1

quick-tempered; impatient

1

white background; blank; (arch.) female virgin

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large; large-sized; large-scale; big

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yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe

1

one shoulder exposed (e.g. because one sleeve of the kimono is undone)

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to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

1

several (objects, usu. from two to six)

1

bell (often globular)

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kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)

6

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

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to wave one's hand

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six codes (constitution, civil code, criminal code, commercial code, code of civil procedure, code of criminal procedure); Compendium of Laws

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saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)

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spectator; audience

2

citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

1

to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

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early edition (of a newspaper); first print run (of a given day's issue); advance copy (distributed before official release)

1

struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)

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edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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to get dry

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one (thin, flat object); one sheet

5

paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins

5

two sheets (of paper or other flat objects)

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

2

cold, strong, dry wind

1

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

1

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

4

sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared

4

study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

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just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new

2

hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)

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cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet

2

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko

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