jpdb beta

swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

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to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind

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short trip; brief journey; excursion

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area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata

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great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

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one previous

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rural landscape

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to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately

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Takasaki (city in Gunma)

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Maebashi (city in Gunma)

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kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.

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intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude

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mountain stream; mountain torrent

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elevation; height above sea level

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marshy rice field or paddy

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs

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directly under; falling perpendicularly

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

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height above sea level

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800; eight hundred; multitude; large number

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high ground; plateau; heights

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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prospect; view; outlook

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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three sides; small offering stand

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after bathing

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table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner

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washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

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kokanee (landlocked variety of sockeye salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka)

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grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt

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spring

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cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom

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really; truly

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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ashtray

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tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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ash; ashes

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets

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axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

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flowering season

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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by all means; no matter what; at any rate

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order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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scenery; scene; landscape

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white plum blossoms; white Japanese apricot; white-blossomed plum

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