jpdb beta

manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying

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outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

successive generations; successive emperors

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to brave a danger; to take a risk

2

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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helper; assistant; help; assistance

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he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!

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long and thin

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

4

pen

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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skeleton

5

enshrinement (of a deity); residing (in a shrine or sacred place); sitting prominently (in a place); being plunked down; being planted (in a spot)

1

to lean against; to lean on; to recline on; to lie heavy (on the stomach); to be uneasily digested

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

3

pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

1

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

1

paper

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bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

grave; gravesite; tomb

1

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

1

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)

1

to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

1

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

2

usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant

1

to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give

1

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

2

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

7

scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

something; some kind of; for some reason

1

that sort of; like that

1

lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable

2

item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up

1

fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together

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at a glance; by accident

2

to shrug one's shoulders

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to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

2

in this way; like this

2

to employ; to hire (a servant)

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notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

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