jpdb beta

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

2

humus; leaf mold; leaf mould; mulch

1

greasy; fatty; oily

1

to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden

1

sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams

1

to step forward; to take a step forward

1

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

pitch-darkness

4

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

3

breathing; respiration

1

city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman

1

blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding

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learning by ear; memory of having heard something before

2

depth; length

1

biwa (Japanese lute)

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Nagoya (city)

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station name

3

Tokaido Main Line

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

Ichibunibu

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fish

2

bridge

2

gold mine

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rice field

2

conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

1

temple (Buddhist)

1

semicircle

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to fling (away); to hurl

1

to become settled; to be fixed

1

change again and again; seesaw back and forth; being in a state of flux; backtracking repeatedly

1

oozing; damp; sodden

1

republican; cooperative

2

(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam

2

Aizuma

2

cut; clip; shear; reap; trim; prune

4

valley

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Mikawaanjou

2

with these words; while saying

6

adult; grown-up

2

cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless

1

Spain; Spanish (language)

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hill; height; knoll; rising ground

2

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

2

counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)

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root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature

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nembutsu; nenbutsu; nianfo; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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to paint over heavily; to plaster up

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