jpdb beta

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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moth

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peak of the arch of an eyebrow

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bridge pillar

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commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi

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coarse; rough

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carving; engraving; chiselled features

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wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol

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road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

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that's the way it is; such is life

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floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy

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Minamiakitagun

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harbour

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safety; security

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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to lose sight of; to miss

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morning and evening

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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directly opposite; right in front

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mountain

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forest reserve

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evergreen tree

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to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan

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mountain villa; mountain retreat; mountain cottage

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high steward; grand master

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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mountain god; one's wife (esp. a nagging wife); roughskin sculpin (Trachidermus fasciatus)

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Tango (former province located in the north of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)

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(Okinawa) sacred site; sacred grove

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divine; sublime; solemn

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origin; cause

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

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slave traffic; slave dealer

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romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance

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waiting for favorable wind; waiting for favourable wind

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tedium; boredom; ennui

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prostitute; harlot

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to be familiar; to learn by ear; to pick up knowledge

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(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation

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roaming; drifting about; wandering

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millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time

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temporarily; short period; once; one morning

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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engineer; technician

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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