jpdb beta

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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full moon; 15th day of the lunar month

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on the way back; when about to go back

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boarding house

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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to sit down; to take a seat

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bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased

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First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)

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military academy

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stable; barn

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to sell off; to sell completely

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to move (house); to change residence

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unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

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to raise; to record; to bring up (a matter); to serve (food); to send someone out

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widow

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only daughter

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

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name; title

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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quadrilateral; square

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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purpose of a visit

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(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

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instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

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that is to say; so that means

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admiration; being impressed (by)

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surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

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to move; to move to a new location

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dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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set of staggered shelves

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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one ken; six feet

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closet

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facing south; southern exposure

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to arrange (flowers); to plant

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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green tea; green leaf tea; non-powdered tea (as opposed to matcha); medium-grade green tea

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China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)

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