jpdb beta

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

8

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

13

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

16

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

2

error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense

5

painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

1

to be a burden; to make trouble for someone

1

Bunroku era (1592.12.8-1596.10.27)

1

deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

7

garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location

2

(audio) recording

1

journal; daily record

1

subject; theme

4

not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

1

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

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feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

3

ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

1

to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

1

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

3

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

1

etc.; et cetera; and so on

1

to order; to command; to appoint

1

to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

2

fire; flame; blaze

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bamboo blowpipe used to stimulate a fire

2

bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

2

slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

5

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

3

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

2

to suffer; to groan; to be worried

4

one's home; one's house

1

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

6

misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

1

to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of

5

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

13

old man; old geezer

10

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

2

change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

1

rathole; mousehole

2

to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

13

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

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near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

11

questions and answers; dialogue

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

2

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

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mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

2