jpdb beta

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

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soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty

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volcano

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beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

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kanji "mound" or "small village" radical at left (radical 170)

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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lightning strike; thunderbolt; bolt of lightning; to strike (lightning); to be struck by lightning

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misfortune; bad luck; unlucky year; critical year; (arch.) smallpox

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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Hōreki era (1751.10.27-1764.6.2)

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variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)

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scholar

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leather

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warp; curvature; curve; arch

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objection

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terse; concise; simple and clear

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real life; actual life; everyday life

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to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do

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bucket; pail; tub

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to wash away; to rinse off

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tire; tyre

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to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed

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lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl

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match (to light fire with)

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tedium; boredom; ennui

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spring water; clear (pure) water

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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to drizzle (rain)

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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overhead luggage rack; overhead baggage rack

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to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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lake

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frontispiece

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mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

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sleep

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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rotary press

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daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute

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Miyajimaguchi Station

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examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

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beyond; across; the other side; the distance

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lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch

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cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

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to call out; to shout

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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missus; missis

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daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

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old age; declining years

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