jpdb beta

rhetoric

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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kudzu root

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to be a sign of; to be an omen for

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my; one's own; I ...; one ...

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to lie down (in bed)

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to give; to do ...

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edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

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child of an emperor

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newly-wed; newly married

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skirt (of a kimono); hem (of a kimono)

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liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point

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to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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consummation of a marriage

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honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

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to smile

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to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

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twig used in grafting; budwood

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best

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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concubine of an emperor; female court attendant who serves in the emperor's bedchamber

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to wait upon; to serve

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main building in a Heian palace; (historical) main residence of an emperor

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pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)

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sleep

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace

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common noun

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moon; Tsukuyomi (god of the Moon in Shinto and mythology)

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gluttony

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)

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food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

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(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice

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injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)

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emperor (of Japan); mikado

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rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending

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Sujin

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beginning; inception

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losing weight; slimming; lean person

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blood relative

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son; punk; brat; penis

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(arch.) slave; retainer; servant; captive; varlet; I

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Yasuko

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palm tree (any tree of family Arecaceae)

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pious woman

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(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

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