jpdb beta

to row; to paddle; to pedal (a bicycle, etc.); to swing (on a swing); to work (a hand pump); to push through (a thicket, deep snow, etc.)

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

2

to besmirch; to sully

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to go; to come

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examination of a body to determine if a crime has been committed; investigation (e.g. of a crime scene)

3

rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up

1

deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard

1

just as; right after; in the act of; as soon as; at that moment

1

to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated

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comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable

2

probable; likely

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improbable; unlikely

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Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)

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creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

1

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

1

post horse

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jail; gaol; prison

1

penalty; sentence; punishment

1

stationary point

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Yang energy; spirit

1

note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work

1

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

1

to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

3

decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation

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attention; kind attention; courteous attention

1

to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

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thank you; thanks

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to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe

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Chūōkōron (monthly literary magazine)

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finish; completion; the end

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Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)

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daily publication; daily issue

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