jpdb beta

to get narrower; to contract

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings

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before long

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to clear away; to remove; to demolish

2

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

ground; land; the region in question; the local area; skin; texture; fabric

1

clue; lead; key; handhold; hold

1

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

1

flood disaster; drowning

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to wash away

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rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

2

to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

1

neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts

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rice planting

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

1

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

2

thirtieth day of the month; thirty days

2

a day or two

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torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

2

axle

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downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

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two times; twice; two degrees

2

possibly; maybe; perhaps

2

flood; freshet; inundation

3

not worth (getting angry about, etc.)

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remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude

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upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

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mountain and water; landscape (containing hills and rivers); landscape picture; mountain stream; water that flows down from a mountain; garden which contains an artificial hill and a pond

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monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook

4

crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)

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lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance

2

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

2

downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes

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third day of the month; three days

7

late at night

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to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

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breast; udder

5

to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

2

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

6

good grief

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

2

pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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hey!; excuse me!; wait a moment

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ticklish; embarrassing

2

bit (mouthpiece)

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hand; hands

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nipple; teat

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