jpdb beta

engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

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rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing

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bureau director; office chief

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station master

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morning sun

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my husband; one's family; family member

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one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)

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delayed arrival

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stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn

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partition; distinction

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(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances

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salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

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type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching

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to see; to look; to watch; to try to

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tomfoolery; monkey business

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highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

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starting in advance; starting first; going first; starting (in team sports)

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afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

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to bring back; to restore

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broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

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morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly

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toward evening

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suspension bridge; rope bridge

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stake; pile

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short way; shortcut

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long walk; roundabout way

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dim; gloomy

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cart; wagon

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ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

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intelligence; intellect; brains

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able; capable; competent; talented; efficient

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goblin

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caustic

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local flavouring

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growth; metamorphosis

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bigoted; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded

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

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tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

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botanical; vegetable; vegetal; vegetative

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crosswise

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mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest

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mushroom

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season; time of the year

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poisonous; toxic

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nonpoisonous; nontoxic; harmless

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to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers

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language of the natives; local language; native tongue; dialect; patois

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wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade

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