jpdb beta

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

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left side; left-hand side

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half

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

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to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short

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Buddhist priest; bonze; layman dressed like a priest; person

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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mystery; mysteriousness; secret

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stillness; silence; hush; calm; serenity

3

Heian period (794-1185); imperial court in the Heian period

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Fujiwara Morosuke

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a certain ...; some ...

6

welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought

1

late at night; deep in the night

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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paralysis; palsy; numbness; stupor

1

to write (a play, book, filmscript, etc.)

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haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch

1

to say; to state

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Morosuke

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

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attendant; companion

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lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down

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zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas

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win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

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dharani; spell; litany; Sanskrit multi-syllabic chant

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sutra; Buddhist scriptures

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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nearly one hour

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nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about

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from the beginning

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to the end

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

2

walking around at night; night travel; night train

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gas light; gas lamp

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candlepower

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fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake

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light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight

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establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

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powerful; strong

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lighting equipment

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conquest; subjugation; overcoming

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car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

3

headlight

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

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evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

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