jpdb beta

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

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hand drum

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

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monotone; monotonous; dull; lacking variety

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science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)

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to choose; to select

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among the mountains

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(feather) duster; dusting

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water mill

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bamboo tiles

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Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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dictation; verbal statement

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identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

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guard house

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small bird; little bird

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comparatively; relatively

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sutra-based ballads accompanied by the samisen

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to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to investigate; to consider; to pat; to rub

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miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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drama; play; Chinese opera

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main ingredients; chief materials

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mountain stream

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to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

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relic; remains; memento

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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outside help; help from without; salvation by faith

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vermin; injurious bird

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means; way; measure

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human intellect; knowledge

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automatic (e.g. door, gun, etc.)

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)

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repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)

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circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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comfortably; easily

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opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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