jpdb beta

land route; overland route; by land; overland

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all night; throughout the night

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

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to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

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to be exhausted; to be tired out

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

4

to vomit; to spit out

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beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute

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high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine

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to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

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big man; large man; tall man; giant

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to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

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completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

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walking; going on foot

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heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant

2

giant

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papier-mâché tiger (toy with a loose, wobbly head); paper tiger; someone (or something) who is all bark and no bite; man of straw

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trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

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pleasure; delight; enjoyment

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nodding off (while sitting); dozing

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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short while

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party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow

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rose

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(hand) towel

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to get wet

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chest hair; breast down

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen

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suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)

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dawn breaks; day dawns

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older brother

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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thousand years; many years

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long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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quickly; calmly; intently

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

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regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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