jpdb beta

writing (an epitaph, foreword, etc.); composition; epitaph; inscription

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

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Danjuurou

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bronze statue

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beyond that point; after that

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Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)

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dwelling; house; residence; living; life

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ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba); gingko; maidenhair tree

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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public telephone; pay phone

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lower government office (ritsuryō system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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visit to a temple or shrine; worship; pilgrimage

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering

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fallen leaves; leaf litter; leaf fall; dropping leaves; deciduous

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation

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to telephone; to make a phone call

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verdigris; green rust; copper rust

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to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect

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all you want; as much as one wants

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

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how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

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showing no sign of; not giving the slightest indication of; saying nothing at all about; not breathing a word of

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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to go; to come

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to sigh; to breathe a sigh

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wild rabbit; hare

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along; parallel to; in accordance with

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Mt.; Mount; temple

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eastern; east; Tokyo

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hermitage; retreat

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Kyōden

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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stone monument bearing an inscription (esp. memorial for future generations); stele; stela

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middle of a field; middle of a country; field of contest

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(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

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mound covering reverently buried old brushes

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roadside trees; row of trees

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Gohei

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(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will

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snow; snowfall

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

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stone monument

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(a) row; line

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red-light district; pleasure quarters; love affair; romance

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to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)

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light; lamp; counter for electric lights

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