jpdb beta

outside the city area; suburbs

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kaoliang; variety of sorghum, esp. used in making spirits

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hawks; hardline faction; hardliner

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to draw a line

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bowl (medium-large, suitable for donburi)

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech

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roof tile

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earthenware baking pan; parching pan; form of punishment in which a person is forced to walk on an oiled pipe over a charcoal fire (ancient China)

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octopus pot; foxhole (in a battlefield); bubble; echo chamber

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disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

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simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

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mat with a floral or bulrush pattern

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rush mat; matting; mat

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soft rush (Juncus effusus var. decipiens); common rush

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stalk; stem

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sayagata (pattern of interlocking swastikas)

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check (pattern); ichimatsu doll

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(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

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combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

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to weave a pattern; to begin to weave

4

interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming

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Tsukubo

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hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy

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mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)

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patent; special permission; licence (license); proprietary

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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cheap; reasonable

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using together; mixing (usage)

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weft; woof (crosswise threads on a loom)

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haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

2

Japanese-style room

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neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town

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one of one's hobbies

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bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

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spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

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first-rate; finest quality; the best

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leather cover; leather binding

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seal; stamp; judgment; judgement; size (of paper or books)

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taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

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chit book; delivery book

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black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

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implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope

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just; right; pure; genuine; truth

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neutralization; neutralisation; counteraction

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