jpdb beta

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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fishing industry; fishery

2

Taiwan

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

1

one week

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two weeks; fortnight

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

to arrange; to make an appointment; to agree upon

1

to cancel; to abandon; to give up; to abolish; to abstain; to refrain

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

1

chastity; virtue; fidelity

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

2

to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth

1

black sheep (of a family); ostracism

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

2

gloomy; obscure

1

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

1

fifth day of the month; five days

1

village headman; village mayor

1

police officer; policeman; constable

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

as (somebody) says

1

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

1

within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland

1

assertion; declaration; affirmation

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woman

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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)

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man

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razor

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forelock; bangs

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to shave

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to wed; to marry a man

2

tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye

3

two times; twice; two degrees

3

child

2

youth; young man

4

was

5

Heian period coming-of-age ceremony for girls

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ceremony fitting child with a hakama

1

kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

1

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

1

what is called; what they call; so-called

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counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter

10

to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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marriage; wedding

1

one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

1