jpdb beta

ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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torsion; apply torque

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

1

at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

2

to fling (away); to hurl

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

3

to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

2

iron-ribbed fan

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to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

3

who?

1

to tie fast; to arrest

1

tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

1

evil countenance

1

hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

3

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

2

thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing

2

before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

1

shock; impact; crash

1

to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

1

attack; charge; raid

3

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

1

use of force

1

tide; current; tendency; trend

1

unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

2

to side with (someone); to support (someone)

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

1

to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)

2

the third

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helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)

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dyer

3

drapery (e.g. cotton, hemp, etc., as opposed to silk); cloth

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

4

stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)

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cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)

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Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country

2

frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)

2

therefore; consequently

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to hatch out

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to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

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bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts

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inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem

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to sing someone's praises; to give someone a boost; (lit.) to carry a lantern

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what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

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