jpdb beta

nincompoop; simpleton

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deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

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abomasum

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distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve

2

dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)

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one-eyed goblin; one-eyed monster

1

ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire

1

man who marries a wealthy or upwardly-mobile woman; (male) gold digger

1

idiot; dummy; joker; fool; trickster

1

(crop) yield; stipend (orig. assessed on the basis of a crop); salary

1

chief financial official (Edo period); commissioner of finance; chief treasurer; chief accountant in a daimyo's service (Muromachi period)

1

rock! paper! scissors!; paper! scissors! rock!; one! two! three!; rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

big star; superstar

1

(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre

1

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

6

on what business

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perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

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soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling

1

coward; dastard

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anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver

1

mythical two-tailed monster cat

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hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep

2

nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for

1

plan; strategy

1

the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

1

green foxtail (Setaria viridis); green bristlegrass; cat teaser (cat toy); kitty teaser

1

extravagant; absurd

1

practice writing with a brush; study; learning

4

Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz

1

fiance; fiancee

6

reality

1

ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire

2

advance celebration

4

3000; three thousand

5

male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)

1

to make a success in life

1

party-internal; within the party

1

trivia; snippet of knowledge

1

sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

1

huff; heave-ho

1

to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

1

clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent

1

secrecy; keeping secret

1

festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly

1

government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve

2

hiccup; hiccough

1

son-in-law taken (adopted) into family

5

(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I

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