jpdb beta

chance; opportunity

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

3

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

somehow; for some reason or other

2

to board a ship

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

(small) knife; short sword; small sword

2

silver (color, colour)

1

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

5

to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

2

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

1

swimming

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fish

3

diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

1

shellfish; seashell; shell

1

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

2

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

1

ocean; deep sea

1

(sea) voyage; navigation; sailing; passage; cruise

1

cinch; pushover; easy matter; light snack; cake served with tea

1

rapier

2

small knife that is largely ornamental or used to cut open letters and the like

2

bow and arrow; weapon; arms

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

1

axe; ax; hatchet

1

generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual

1

technique; art; skill; move

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

5

murder; murderer

1

contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden

1

martial arts

4

to employ; to hire; to charter

2

prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

1

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

1

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

2

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

3

cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine

1

driving off birds; procession held at the New Year to chase away the birds for the year, with children singing songs as the villagers walked from house to house; female street musician who wore a braided hat and carried a shamisen; street entertainer who appeared on New Year's eve and performed with a fan

1

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

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

3

mast

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ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)

1

deck (of a ship)

1

running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

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