jpdb beta

recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review

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difference; variation; difference

1

recent situation or conditions

1

(taking a) bath; hot spring cure

1

treating someone (to food or drink); dinner; wonderful food; (arch.) running about

1

ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding

1

perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

1

warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment

1

at first; initially; in the beginning

2

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

2

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

3

ceremonious; unduly distant (e.g. towards a friend); overly formal; reserved

1

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

1

to keep away; to keep at a distance

1

to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

3

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

4

to be moved to tears

2

worship (esp. Christian); (church) service

2

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

1

forged weaponry (e.g. swords, spears, etc.); forged metal tool; molded dry confectionery; moulded dry confectionery; percussion instrument

1

dry Japanese confectionery; dry Japanese sweets

1

still; even now

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nephew

3

I don't know for certain, but ...; I don't know if that's the reason, but ...

1

glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating

1

prince's message; command of a prince

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various states; various provinces

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

2

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

2

to rinse (one's mouth); to gargle

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body

2

horizontally-wrapped fabric forming the bottom part of some traditional Japanese clothing

2

including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of

1

to beckon (to); to invite; to give orders

4

to sidle up to

1

both hands

1

one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

4

the emperor's censure

1

letter of pardon; pardon

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

2

being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank

3

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

2

crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over

1

gloom; darkness; seclusion

1

number of years

1

still; even now; to this day

1

until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since

3

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

to light up; to brighten

3

something (or other)

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