jpdb beta

feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly

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fragrant wood; aromatic tree

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion

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front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context

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to follow; to accompany; to serve; to work under; to obey

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promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice

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genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out

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the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

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stifled (laughter); simmering

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sense of equilibrium; sense of balance

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

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impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

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contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

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skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium

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secret; private; surreptitious

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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(power of) imagination

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

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passing mark

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to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

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to hang (something) on the wall

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well

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wood carving; woodcraft

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bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste

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bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition

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noh mask

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announcing meals (at a Zen monastery); meal announcer; noh mask resembling a young attendant who announces mealtimes in a Zen monastery

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public performance; exhibition in a foreign country

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drama; play; powerful drug

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general public

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to entertain; to treat

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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great difference; major mistake

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should do; ought to do; must do

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matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority

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uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition

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warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent

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platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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lowly people (esp. as a caste); humble people

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gambling den; gambling house

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gambler

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temples and shrines

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art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance

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stall-keeper (esp. at a festival); street vendor; huckster; faker; hawker; seller of unreliable merchandise

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separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

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to be a prostitute; to work as a prostitute; to sell sexual services

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