jpdb beta

as usual; as is one's habit

2

polish (jewels); cultivation

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

2

flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

2

evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

scrap lumber; piece of wood

1

to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive

1

machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

1

trifles; minor details

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wisteria vine

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clockwise

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legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

counterclockwise; anti-clockwise; eccentric; abnormal

1

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

1

spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

3

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of

2

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

4

to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of

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awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

2

swing; trapeze

1

along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following

1

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

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to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

2

irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going

1

upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs

3

separate; scattered; apart

1

to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

1

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

2

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

1

thin; slender; fine; unlucky

2

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

2

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

1

various

1

to set (sun); to become dark

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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sneeze; spoken twice in response to someone sneezing as a charm against an early death

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chill; the shivers; shivering fit; cold; coldness; cold air

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