jpdb beta

evasion; avoidance

3

November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

1

rainy

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overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle

3

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

1

konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly

1

Yama (king of the world of the dead, who judges the dead); Emma; Yan; Yomna

1

ramp; slope

1

patch; patching; join; joining; successor; heir

1

central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

1

charcoal; charred remains

1

to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

2

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

1

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

2

early winter; tenth month of the lunar calendar

1

to be worried; to be grieved; to pine for

1

to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)

1

to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

2

busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses

1

bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern

1

to bear; to shoulder

1

east

2

road; highway

1

revision; amendment; alteration

1

slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)

1

width of a road

1

to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

2

hosing down; drainage; discharge of water; spraying with water

1

thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

3

stone bridge

1

willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)

2

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

1

high clogs; rain clogs

1

leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots

1

to push aside; to push one's way through

1

with religious zeal; with utmost devotion; take great care of

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

1

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

2

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

1

(a) row; line

1

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

1

nowhere in particular; just out for a bit; (euph. for) toilet break

1

nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia

1

considerably; not a little; in no small numbers

1

hairstyle introduced in the Meiji era consisting in a bun or chignon tied at the back of the head

1

awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle

1

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

rook

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rice bran

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