jpdb beta

holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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madonna

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this is why; this means; it is the case that

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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child one is expecting; child in one's womb

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to name

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

1

colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

1

to go; to come

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my; our; one's own

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(romantic) love

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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counter for questions

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permanence; immortality

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to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer

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back (of body)

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

2

fastball

1

perfect; complete; flawless

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

2

(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

1

grand slam

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stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters

1

first match (in a series)

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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west

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

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consecutive defeats; series of defeats

1

steam whistle

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern

2

naming; christening; fiance; fiancee

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every day

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jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)

2

flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness

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fish

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red flesh (of a fish); red-fleshed fish (e.g. tuna); lean meat; heartwood

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sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)

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fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

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oh, yes?; really?

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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to overeat

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(body) weight

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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