jpdb beta

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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sea turtle

1

to gain strength; to have energy

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

1

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

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails

1

secretion

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

3

water that has been used to wash rice

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

2

to wipe; to dry

1

truth; reality

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difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

1

wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)

1

Hatsushima

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pain; ache; -algia

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brought up on an island

2

island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

9

stop

2

(period of) a year; during the era (of)

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

1

question; inquiry; enquiry

1

why; how; for what reason

1

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

1

generation

2

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around

2

brick and mortar business; bricks and mortar business; physical retail store (rather than online)

1

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

3

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

laundry; dry cleaner's

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

3

good-natured

1

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife

3

advanced age; old age

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

2

home delivery

1

cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service

1

washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)

2

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

3

iron (for pressing clothes); hair iron; hair tong; curling tong

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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weather; fair weather; fine weather

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something extra; something on top; and then some; icing on the cake

1

memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

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