jpdb beta

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)

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picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

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to be impressed; to greatly admire

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around one's lips

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grinning; smirking

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to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through

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apprentice

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eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking

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resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)

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knee

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rice bowl; tea cup; teacup

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Sutejirou

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vagrancy; wandering; nomadism

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Fukutarou

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disciple; pupil; follower

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manor; villa

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intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street

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lacquerer; lacquer craftsman; lacquer artist

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real name

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Shinzaemon

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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slowly and quietly; smoothly

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Niwa Nagahide

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to continue (to say)

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opportunity; chance

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jujube (Ziziphus jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)

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to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

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East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk

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wood grain; unpainted wood

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work; job; labor; work

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men

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to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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tea utensils

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

2

master; teacher; stable master

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tidying a garden; sweeping the yard; garden work

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house-cloth; dust cloth

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

master of the tea ceremony; person with eccentric tastes

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friend; companion

2

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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