jpdb beta

to be invited (often to perform for an audience); to be called

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to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)

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incoming ship; ship entering port

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free (of charge); gratuitous

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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pride; dignity; self-worth

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to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)

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unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage

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chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

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service business (hotels, restaurants, etc.); service industry; hospitality industry

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idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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talisman; lucky charm

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to make sense; to be meaningful

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year end

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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treasure ship; picture of a treasure ship bearing the Seven Gods of Good Fortune

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arrow and target; arrow used for shooting marks

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stalk; stem

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cashbox; till; cash drawer; rich patron; financial supporter; income source

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bag of rice

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humorous mask of a homely woman's face (characterized by a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks)

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(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

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god of wealth; (arch.) monk's wife

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to decorate; to display

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an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference

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bow (of a ship); prow

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passing through without stopping; passing by

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ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

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sweetened mochi flavoured with Japanese pepper

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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eagle (Accipitridae family)

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last year

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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so much

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)

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taking an unexpected opportunity

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banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

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fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

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world of suffering; life of prostitution

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to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)

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