jpdb beta

water's edge; beach; foreshore

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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to get too skinny

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open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

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vinegared rice rolled in nori (laver)

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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annotation; explanatory note; comment

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5,000 yen bill

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nutrition; nourishment

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you

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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vomiting; emesis

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to drink too much

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national railway; Japan National Railways (1949-1987)

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(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff

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walking around at night; night travel; night train

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Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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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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date; dating

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circle; "correct"; "good"; *; _; period

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blow; shock; strike; batting

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to soften; to moderate; to relieve

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about

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slatted shutter; louver door (window)

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window frame; sash

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to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

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to establish; to formulate

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deep in the forest

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to hang oneself; to strangle oneself

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museum

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to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

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middle-aged woman

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since when; from when; how long

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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(death from) starvation; starving to death

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palace; court

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rice with minced sea bream (tai)

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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morning sun

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place where music lessons are given; music class; music school

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freedom; free man; free woman

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)

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to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

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arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent

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