jpdb beta

(any) particular; special; material; perceptible; noticeable

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boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes; hairstyle inspired by such a doll (esp. for female children) (Edo period)

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child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete

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inquisitiveness

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grandchild

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must not do

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youngest child

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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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middle-aged man; uncle

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serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of

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the cauldron of Hell (in which sinners are boiled)

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average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

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Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns; Buddhist ceremony held on July 15; ullambana

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ceremony honouring the spirits of ancestors (esp. the Bon festival)

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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excess; surplus; superabundance

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

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Brahman; Brahma; Brahma; Hindu creator god; Sanskrit

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people; crowd; masses; the public

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pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

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the four ways of birth (from a womb, an egg, moisture or spontaneously); catur-yoni

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quotation; abstract; selection; summary

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Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

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wet nurse; nursing mother

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lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child

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wee-wee; pee-pee; number one

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Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; clitoris

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good bye; I'm off; see you later

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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friendship; friendly relations; fellowship

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insisting

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someone

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maintenance; preservation; improvement

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superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

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bureaucracy

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debasement; corruption; degradation

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wise planning

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near the pond; edge of a pond

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to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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last child

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to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish

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son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

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(someone else's) child; child; kid

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helplessly; reluctantly

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boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

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lightly and nimbly; with agility

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atmospheric vibration; infrasound (as produced by volcanic activity)

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striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt

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