jpdb beta

pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

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sky; air; mid-air

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to look into; to peer in

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to dodge; to evade

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cave-in; collapse; sinking; depression (e.g. of the skull); subsidence

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feeler; tentacle

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mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)

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to fill a hole with earth

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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birdcage

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to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe

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to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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showman who trains performing monkeys

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at a glance; at first sight

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gender; distinction of sex; sex

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wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai

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twenty-five

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drama; play; Chinese opera

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manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing

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miraculous; wonderful

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staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

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court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand

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gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

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short spring night

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earnestly

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ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

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knowing; (an) acquaintance

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hence; for that reason

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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to be awesome; to be extreme; to be incredible

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to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death

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to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)

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to get between; to be caught in

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

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Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead

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present (brought by a visitor); gift

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ill-omened; unlucky

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all kinds of things; various things; large number of people

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gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

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unfinished

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real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope

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compensation; equivalent value; consideration

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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