jpdb beta

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

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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)

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arable land; plantation; farmland; fazenda; hacienda; large estate

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association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union

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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

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dusky; dim; shady

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at first; in the beginning; originally

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small administrative unit (of a village)

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to start; to begin; to commence

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faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

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(a) Buddha; deceased person

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

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

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mulberry (tree)

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in a body; concentrated force; combined efforts

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

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neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

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

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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 avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)

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whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; second-year kindergarten student

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nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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chat over tea; gossip; small talk

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sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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multiplying by one; original amount; (even) more; double; twice (as much)

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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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; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

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kit

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group; bunch; crowd; group

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that sort of; that kind of; that (over there); like that; in that way; so

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report; information

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clanship; clannism; clan favoritism; clan favouritism

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to stamp one's feet

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detour; circumvention; turning movement

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(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

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threat; intimidation; menace

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gum; rubber; eraser; condom

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party member

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dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow

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exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness

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one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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to step on; to trample down; to tread on

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