jpdb beta

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)

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to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

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belief; faith; conviction

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart

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complete devotion; body and soul; one's best

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perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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history

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assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation

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-years-old

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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ideal; ideals

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to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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while; during; while; although; all; both

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supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

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was; were

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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person of culture; cultured person

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master

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dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

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was

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)

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iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards

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tea ceremony; chanoyu

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

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Umeki

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younger days; youth

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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Toshio

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middle

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