jpdb beta

male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)

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Takinogawa

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edge of town; outskirts of a village

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dilapidated temple; temple ruins; abandoned temple

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calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash

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

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for a long time

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tonight; this evening

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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to move out (of); to leave; to vacate

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Asakusa

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hidden; concealed; unknown; passing away; dying; death

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to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

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finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

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management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

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novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away

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older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

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you (plural)

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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a step; short distance; short time

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slow; late; too late

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completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)

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to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap

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dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable

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success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

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immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity

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charm; amulet; talisman

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Kamakura (city)

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riverbank; riverside; market on the riverbank (esp. fish market); place (for activities); venue

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person

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nothing but; except; no more than

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to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)

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you; hubby; dearie

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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no

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if it's the case

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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(dead) body; corpse

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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murder; killing; murderer

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(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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

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