jpdb beta

longest; oldest

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competing; competition; auction

3

beast; brute; animal

1

to concentrate; to devote; to apply; to strain; to rack

1

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

1

flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)

3

Japanese style

3

ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy

1

paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

2

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary

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Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar

2

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)

3

to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch

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gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat

3

sleeping outdoors

1

life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

4

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

1

while; during; while; although; all; both

8

water current

1

sigh; grief; lamentation

1

head with grey hair (gray); grey head

1

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

1

the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America

3

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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not until now; never yet

2

loud voice

1

the five continents; Asia, Africa, Europe, America and Australia; Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America

3

to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives

1

pedant; worthless scholar

1

disease; -pathy

3

living; life; judo art of resuscitation; action; activity

1

dwelling; house; residence; address

1

lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

1

to run about; to rush about

1

to grow old

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)

1

to be helpful; to be useful

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before long; even now

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to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose

1

long cruise; great distance

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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