jpdb beta

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

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mathematical principle; mathematics; arithmetic; figures; accounts

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intervention

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place; room; margin; scope

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competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent

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one's nature; characteristic; inherent; natural

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Kume

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to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

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mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

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light brown; tawny

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

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illustration; drawing

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old man; old geezer

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fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

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

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to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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punishment; penalty

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high quality hemp cloth from Miyakojima (Okinawa prefecture)

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method of making patterns via pressing cloth between carved boards

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disease; -pathy

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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black kite (Milvus migrans); Inverness cape; filcher; sneak thief

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Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)

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Kijoka

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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awamori; strong Okinawan liquor distilled from rice or millet

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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decorated pottery container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (Okinawa)

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brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

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to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

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coral reef

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rice husks; chaff

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Song dynasty (China, 960-1279); Sung dynasty; Liu Song dynasty (China, 420-479); Liu Sung dynasty; Song (ancient Chinese state, 11th century-286 BCE); Sung

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one's own country

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coarse; rough; crude

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self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation

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impression

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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bank (river, lake); (arch.) pile; (arch.) heap

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)

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mother-of-pearl

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pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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coagulation; freezing; solidification; curdling; setting; congealing

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