jpdb beta

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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New Year's party

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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lottery; tombola; drawing

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one (bird)

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I; me

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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helplessly; reluctantly

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

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with a friendly grin; smilingly

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ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier

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assistant official

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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living thing; living creature; animal; life

1

mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable

1

to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store

1

request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

1

a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from

2

weak point; unskillfulness

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cosmetics; toilet articles

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Togurakamiyamada

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a period of two days

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corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

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after rain

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to become still greater

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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long epic song with shamisen accompaniment (developed in Edo in the early 17th century)

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Chikuma

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island in a pond or river

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site of a bloody battle

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summer grass

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warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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gabion; cage filled with stones

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

2

without a moment's delay

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speck; fleck

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sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

4

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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third-rate; third-class

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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