jpdb beta

descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild

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good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck

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mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

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woman entertainer; prostitute

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waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess

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killing and wounding; bloodshed

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dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation; dramatization; embellishment; exaggeration

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last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) salted just overnight

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy

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ten years; decade

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once a year

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Yamagata (city, prefecture); mountain shape; chevron; cone

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manor; villa

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

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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to look forward to something

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each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

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discovery; detection; finding

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crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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town hall

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culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

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

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concern; interest

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round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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in all

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limit; restriction

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symbol; code; sign; notation

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stroke order (esp. of a Chinese character)

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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(one) could even say that

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it

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to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce

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setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)

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supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

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convenience store

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storefront; shopfront

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ehōmaki; uncut sushi roll eaten during setsubun

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futomaki; thick roll of makizushi

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reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)

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poster

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frequent; incessant

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name; title

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favourable direction; favorable direction; lucky direction

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind

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