jpdb beta

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

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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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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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forked tree; forked branch

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freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

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possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people

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vulgarity; rural customs

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acceptable; satisfactory; approval; being in favour; Pass (grade); Fair

4

flower bud

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to forbid; to suppress

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the two; both

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Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)

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to be absorbed in; to lose oneself to; to disguise oneself as; to adorn oneself

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to reclaim; to fill up

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to move; to move to a new location

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periphery; surroundings

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Yamaguchi prefecture (Chūgoku area)

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2.44 miles

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level ground; plain; flatland

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cultivating new land; clearing; reclamation

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hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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evening; night; nighttime

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uproar; disturbance

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to till; to plow; to plough; to cultivate

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Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)

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lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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house; dwelling; human habitation

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(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary

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Hikichi

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withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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Kyōhō era (1716.6.22-1736.4.28)

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bad news; news of a death; death notice

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15; fifteen

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Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)

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bridge

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damage by rats or mice

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obstruction; inhibition

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extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly

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one after another; in rapid succession

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