jpdb beta

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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summer purification rites (held at shrines on the last day of the 6th lunar month)

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kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun

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heat wave; fierce heat

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(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery

5

description of regional climate, culture, etc.

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lost work; lost writings; partially lost work; literary fragment; work of a superior quality

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northern sea; North Sea; Hokkaido

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wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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older brother; elder brother

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)

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chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; poor-quality coke (coal); left-overs; remnants

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zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

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southern sea

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how many years; how long; what year

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return; coming back

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin

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Susanoo (deity, younger brother to Amaterasu); Susanoo-no-Mikoto

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epidemic

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such ... as; or some such

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sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)

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evening; dusk; twilight

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the same as this

2

to hang; to hang up

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enshrined deity of a subordinate shrine

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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sun; saint; San (people); son

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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chief priest

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Senke school of tea ceremony

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regional administrator (pre-Taika hereditary title)

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skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping

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to jump over; to clear; to walk over (someone)

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high priest of a great shrine

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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to be similar to

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