jpdb beta

to join together (wooden boards, etc.); to patch together (pieces of cloth, etc.); to glue together

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light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)

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olive green

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one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter

3

actual size; full size

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pattern paper (for dressmaking)

4

margin for a seam; seam allowance

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middle dot; centred period; full-stop mark at mid-character height; interpoint; symbol used for interword separation, between parallel terms, names in katakana, etc.

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sending or passing along

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

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as necessary

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ironing board

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mountain fold (origami)

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to seize an opportunity

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fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)

2

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

5

hair parted in the middle

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male (animal, plant)

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wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)

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traditional Japanese women's hairstyle

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to thread (e.g. a needle, beads, etc.)

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storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue

8

wicker trunk; wicker luggage

2

paganism; heathenism

2

things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property

2

time axis; time basis; timeline

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semi-; quasi-; associate

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not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent

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to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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way of the Buddha; Buddha's teachings

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hills and fields; hill and dale

2

becoming a monk; entering priesthood

3

wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity

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isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation

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most difficult; next to impossible

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workshop; training course

2

group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)

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returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital

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that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

2

evening meal; supper; dinner

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eating only a little; having a small appetite

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to step out of the bath

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heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman

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Buddhism; priesthood

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entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

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to return; to come back

2

conversion; reform; correcting someone's conduct

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aimless

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to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)

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postpartum; after childbirth

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