jpdb beta

retreating figure; appearance from behind

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

4

complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

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to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse

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fence

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deep blue; azure

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain

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lullaby

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general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate

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bathroom

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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overflowing with charm; full of smiles

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comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

3

slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient

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to weep one's eyes out

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to connect; to link together; to pull together; to close tightly; to purse (e.g. lips)

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ha ha ha (laughter)

4

bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath

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graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional

7

thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter

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group; party; team; squad; section

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

7

half-wit; fool; simpleton

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taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride

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laughingstock; butt of ridicule

2

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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acorn

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gentle; mild-mannered

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very short and stout; small but quite wide around

2

characteristic

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stammering; stuttering; dysphemia

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juvenile classification home; juvenile detention facility

3

wandering

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

3

painter; artist

1

foot of a mountain; base of a mountain

3

(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely

1

master painter; artist

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half a lifetime

2

account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

3

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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Ashiya Gannosuke (1931.5-)

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youngest

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one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

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infancy; childish; infantile; immature

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malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp

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(Saitou) Musashibou Benkei (?-1189)

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