jpdb beta

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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toffee

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

2

red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot

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mochi; (sticky) rice cake

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

2

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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indicates question

2

this and that; such and such

1

ha ha ha; hee hee hee

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

2

knowing; (an) acquaintance

2

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo

2

in the city

3

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop

1

great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam

2

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

1

nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

1

exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

1

Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

1

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

1

mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

1

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

3

to become used to seeing; to be familiar with

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person

3

who

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

4

folding fan

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

2

road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

1

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

1

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

2

hey!; hey!

1

to be needed; to be wanted

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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