jpdb beta

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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small bowl

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

1

westering sun; setting sun; afternoon sun

1

extremely angry; furious; fiercely (shine); blazingly; merrily (burn away); red-hot

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questionable; doubtful; suspicious

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

2

flower arrangement in a built-up style; placing salt by the entrance to one's establishment to bring good luck; such piles of salt

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(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill

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time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

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convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience

4

suddenly (appear, stick out, etc.); abruptly (happen); (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up); abruptly (rise)

2

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

2

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

5

to avoid being seen; to be clandestine

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

1

one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

1

to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

1

dusty; dust-covered

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main street (as opposed to a side street); high street

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drying; dryness

1

damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing

2

Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito

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ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf

2

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy

2

kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room

1

comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice

2

toothpick

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to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

6

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

4

to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour

1

visitor; caller

1

indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

1

toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

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soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu

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emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

2

large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

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gardener; garden centre

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branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

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to cut off; to lop off; to prune

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apron (waist-down); waist apron

3

bold; daring; audacious

3

draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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virgin; innocent young woman

2

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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