jpdb beta

to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone

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in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation

3

way one walks; one's walk

1

let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

2

Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

1

love; affection

2

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

2

heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

table

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

3

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

11

to tell (somebody) to (do something)

9

wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law

1

little girl

3

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

1

so much

1

to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

3

rather; better; instead; if anything

9

feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

1

imperial court; royal court

1

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

1

height; acme; extremity; end; limit

2

new; unused; new; obvious; natural

1

class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

9

diary; journal

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

4

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

2

to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

woman; female; feminine gender

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

empathy

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

1

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")

1

to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

2

conferring a peerage

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

2

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

notice; attention; observation

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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