jpdb beta

release; emission; ejection

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white background; blank; female virgin

1

unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

1

kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species

7

admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)

3

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

10

not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough

2

haiku; 17-mora poem, usu. in 3 lines of 5, 7 and 5 morae

4

but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

2

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

15

minute investigation; thorough inquiry; thorough enquiry

1

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

2

scholar of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture

1

Arakida Hisaoi

1

logs in bark; rough wood; unseasoned timber; new lumber

2

hot water; hot bath

1

trust; credit; credence

1

Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)

1

Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)

5

random comments

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

7

something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento

7

swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

9

bet; wager; stake; gamble

1

adult; grown-up

1

stereotyped epithet

1

happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

17

rabbitear iris (Iris laevigata)

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a certain ...

2

kanji; Chinese character

8

to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

3

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

4

mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

4

Kakichi

2

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

4

clothing; garment; dress

2

being unknown; not knowing; ignorance; foolishness

1

clothing; garment; dress

3

hunting; shooting; game; quarry

1

-made; make

3

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

8

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

6

violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)

1

goodness; good

1

bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki

1

clothes; outfit; uniform

1

to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

6

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

1