jpdb beta

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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just like

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unfinished

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Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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to gather

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absentmindedness; peace of mind

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fresh leaves

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cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware

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Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum)

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to ponder; to brood

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to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious

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fires set off in early spring to burn off dead grass; bush fire; field fire; grass fire

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to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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sparks

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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path in a field

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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if so; in that case

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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temple hall with a Kshitigarbha (Jizo) image

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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bib; drool bib

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hills and fields; hill and dale

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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burning off a field (in early spring)

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the former

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to set fire (to)

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go that far; to that extent

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seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing

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gathering of haiku poets

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at the meeting; on the occasion

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these

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to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of

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Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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through; by way of; after; via

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Meisetsu

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collection of haiku poems

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lecture

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criticism; commentary; review

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apathetic; indifferent

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to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

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indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

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