jpdb beta

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

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news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

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hawk; falcon

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that's true; of course; obviously

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Hiramatsu

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to complete decisively; to do to completion

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shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

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district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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the other day; some time ago; recently

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religious association

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tremendous strength; (lit.) strength of a hundred people

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difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2

arable land

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association; union; guild

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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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lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)

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anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

dusky; dim; shady

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

small administrative unit (of a village)

1

to start; to begin; to commence

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faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

2

elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad

1

to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate

1

whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

4

ignoring (one thing) for (another)

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(Buddhist) lecture meeting; religious association; mutual assistance association (i.e. for financial assistance)

4

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

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nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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chat over tea

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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one share; one amount

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zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping

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sutra

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to be caught

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sounds good; sure thing; no problem

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the former and the latter; A and B

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in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

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kit

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such; like that; in that way

2

report; information

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to stamp one's feet

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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