jpdb beta

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

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to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve

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elegant simplicity

2

to jump up and down; to hop

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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sound effect for slurping back up excess saliva (e.g. as stimulated by desire for food)

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to drool; to dribble; to slobber

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

2

instant; moment; for an instant

1

close to the ear

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old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book

1

to the last; persistency; thoroughness

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to have a talk; to tell a story

4

to approach; to draw near

1

round of ghost stories (trad. at night with a lamp or candle being extinguished after each story)

5

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

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mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

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ceremony; rite; ritual; service

1

setting; installing; setting up (meeting, conference, etc.); stage setting; setting (of a novel, movie, play, etc.)

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to lure out of; to decoy out of; to drive to (tears, sleep, etc.); to evoke (sympathy, etc.); (arch.) to abduct; (arch.) to entice out of

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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simplified version; abridged edition

2

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

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the other day; lately; recently; during this period

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invitation

4

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

2

yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

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tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo; mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams

1

badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

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first meeting; first interview with

2

introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

3

imagination; supposition; guess

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reaction; response; reaction

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soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat

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Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities

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(with) broad horizontal stripes of different colors; unevenness

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haori (Japanese formal coat)

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grey; gray; ashen

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hakama; man's formal divided skirt

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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