jpdb beta

a relative; familiarity

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critic

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underlying cause; indirect cause; remote cause

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black stone; black (go pieces)

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true dharma; true teachings of Buddha; age of the true law (one of the three ages of Buddhism)

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flowering crab apple (Malus halliana); Kaido crab apple (Malus micromalus); Chinese flowering apple (Malus spectabilis); Siberian crab apple (Malus baccata); aronia (flower)

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tattling; telling on (someone)

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stone statue of Jizo (often found along roads); taciturn person; person uninterested in romance

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to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

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

3

smoky; awkward; ill at ease

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he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

1

to talk; to chat; to chatter

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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curved nose; crosspatch; male salmon in the breeding season

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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true value; real worth

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distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

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(power of) imagination

2

modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date

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hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner

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(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court

2

intricate; complicated

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

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guess; conjecture; supposition; inference

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(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition

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impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable

1

after death

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soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost

4

soul; spirit

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oracle

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thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst

1

trouble; distress; sorrow

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real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

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absurd; nonsensical; ridiculous; idiotic; laughable; ludicrous

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characteristic; feature; special quality

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imperial court

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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she; her; girlfriend

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official duties; office; function

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Kindaichi Kyousuke (1882.5.5-1971.11.14)

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research visit; visit to collect data (esp. historical, folklore, etc.)

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sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage

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privilege; special right

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teachings conveyed by the gods

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