jpdb beta

shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties

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to weave a pattern; to begin to weave

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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old newspapers

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cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

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steel

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to freeze to; to be frozen to

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indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

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to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

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vast; boundless; vague; obscure

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incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification

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pine sprout; pine bud

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even

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zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)

2

to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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white kimono

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gravesite; tomb

2

the end

2

to doubt one's own eyes

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desolate; dreary; bleak

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to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull

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she; her; girlfriend

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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granulated sugar; brown sugar

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worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

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tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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lapis lazuli blue; bright blue; azure

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to surround; to crowd around

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burst of laughter; roar of laughter

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huge rock; crag

5

fountain; spring

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mountain stream; mountain torrent

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to abrade

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standing in a group; standing up in unison

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nine; 9

2

miner

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claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

2

in the open; the open air

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one night; all night; overnight; one evening

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to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

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interest (in something); enthusiasm

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longing for; burning desire

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(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up

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from right to left; in one ear and out the other; nice and quick; with speed and address; without further ado

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passing each other

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