jpdb beta

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

2

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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a word or two

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the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

14

second floor; upstairs

9

young girl; lass; adolescent female

2

tobacco tray

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fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

4

what's what; heads or tails

2

to stay calm; to keep cool

2

bat (in baseball, cricket, etc.)

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belly; abdomen; stomach

3

order (for an item); request; demand; condition

5

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

1

one by one; one each; one at a time

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apology; excuse

3

to wait impatiently for

1

sounds good; sure thing; no problem

1

toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

6

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

to shake off

2

arrow; wedge; chock

1

step; stair; staircase

2

ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

2

giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles

1

mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity

1

for the time being; for the present; immediate; present; for some time (after); current account

1

one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)

1

brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother

2

never; not at all

1

revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

1

hairpin

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existence; being

3

to disappear; to vanish

1

to affect; to impact; to influence

1

bright sunshine; broad daylight

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to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess

1

materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

1

truth

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clarification; elucidation; explanation

1

vivid; clear; distinct

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whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)

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Somaguchi

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the three realms of existence; the whole universe (of a billion worlds) that Buddha enlightened; past, present and future existences; far-off ...; distant ...

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