jpdb beta

dawn; daybreak; beginning

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ash; ashes

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

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lute priest; biwa-playing minstrel; travelling pre-Meiji musical performer (usu. blind and dressed like a Buddhist monk)

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musical instrument

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biwa (Japanese lute)

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protuberant; paunchy; idly

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to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

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Heike family; Taira family

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ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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warrior

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Nasuno Yoichi

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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to be to the point; to be pertinent

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Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

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to step on; to trample down; to tread on

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to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...

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whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying

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sensational

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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Tosa Diary (935CE)

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Collection of Poems of Ancient and Modern Times

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frequent; incessant

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countless; innumerable

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

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from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts

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leaving a matter to chance

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bluff

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persistence; single-mindedness

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shogi; Japanese chess

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captured piece that can be reused; person or object held in reserve; available means

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high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

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professional storyteller

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract

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arrow; wedge; chock

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to interrupt; to butt in

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to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords

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gently; quietly; calmly

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personal combat; one-to-one fight

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birth; creation; formation

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folding fan

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grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

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