jpdb beta

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

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one hand

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immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

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even

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

1

to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

1

to ponder; to brood

1

fine-looking; beautiful; handsome; graceful; elegant

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

2

to be depressed

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sublime; noble; high-minded

3

to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up

1

to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to

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well-bred; of good upbringing

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particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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to burst into laughter

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var. of traditional white, uncreased Japanese paper, made from high-quality mulberry wood

2

drunkenness; intoxication; motion sickness; travel sickness

1

surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

3

to move; to put elsewhere; to tidy; to put in order

1

to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

1

coquettish; charming; seductive; (arch.) beautiful; (arch.) graceful

1

if; in case; supposing

1

slight; light; thin; faint; dim

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folding screen

5

to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

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(lamp) wick

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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water jug; pitcher

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sphere; circle; range; category

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dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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to be pleased with oneself; to chuckle with delight

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to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese

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vocal sound; tone of voice

3

four corners; four ordinal directions

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tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

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hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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cave; cavern; den; grotto

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ghastly; dreadful

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emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence

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fairy; sprite; elf

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