jpdb beta

to try to do; to attempt to do

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fallen ears (of grain); gleanings

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digression

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earthenware toy portraying a monkey sitting on top of a deer (often a bell)

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Kuze

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Tarōemon

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

3

to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate

2

ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

2

something; some kind of; for some reason

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Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Koryŏ; (arch.) Korea

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Fire Tiger (3rd term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1926, 1986, 2046)

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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Uemon

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light cotton summer clothing consisting of knee-length shorts and short-sleeved jacket

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sitting together; the same theater (theatre); involvement; entanglement

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to be contrary (to); to go against; to infringe; to violate; to disobey (an order, teachings, etc.); to defy

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elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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novelist; fiction writer

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idling in one's training; backsliding; retrogression (to a lower level of religious practice); withdrawal (from a place due to financial ruin or loss of position)

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Arayashiki

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(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily

1

to happen to come

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to sniff; to smell

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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exclusive; antiforeign; xenophobic

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate

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civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

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influence; power; might; influence (of stones)

2

to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop

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old friend; old acquaintance

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Koson

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Watarigun

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small hand drum

2

both hands; both arms; ten

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

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1 "to" (unit of volume, approx. 18 litres)

2

clothes; clothing; garments

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

2

texture (cloth, fabric, paper); market tone; undertone; balance between the position of white and black stones

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stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam

2

day after day; every day

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