jpdb beta

square (shape); square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); (in a castle) rectangular space between the inner and outer gates (where troops can gather)

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spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

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pole on which to hang laundry for drying; clothesline

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suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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age; era; period; date

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sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice

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a plan

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to follow (road); to pursue (course); to follow up; to follow (hyperlink)

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intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

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beheading; decapitation

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streetwalker; nightwalker; prostitute

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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second hand clothes shop; somebody who sells second hand clothes

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home (of something); place famous for its ...; place of origin; birthplace; morning session; last session in the morning

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entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)

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to hang; to hang up

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riverbank; riverside

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Kuniyoshi

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Kunichika

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official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter

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crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

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wicket gate; wooden door; entrance to an entertainment venue (i.e. sumo arena, etc.)

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guardhouse (Edo-period city)

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dead of night; midnight

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

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Yaoyaoshichi

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fire lookout; watchtower

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fire alarm; fire bell

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festival marking the start of boating season

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show tent; circus tent; freak show

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magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

2

to breathe

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reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

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what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...

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lacquered sake barrel (often used at weddings and other celebratory events)

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part

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speaking with a trill; rolling one's r's

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fluent (in a language); flowing

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foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

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teacher (classroom)

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

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to be found; to be discovered

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to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny

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