jpdb beta

without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)

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origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

7

shalom; peace

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lake

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Galilee Lake; Sea of Galilee

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biwa (Japanese lute)

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Lake Biwa

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to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct

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oracle; revelation; divine message

1

to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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pool (in river)

3

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

5

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

2

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

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to get a big surprise; to be astonished

1

to feel as though ...

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what sort; what kind

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

4

Hyogo prefecture (Kinki area) (Hyougo)

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ear (of a cereal plant); head; point (of a brush, spear, etc.); tip; crest (of a wave); scion (in grafting)

4

Oozake Shrine

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tradition; legend

2

false; punish; crime; law; ruler

1

to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare

1

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

3

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

5

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

2

ability; faculty

2

wonder; admiration; being struck with admiration

5

to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

1

Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-

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Qin Shi Huang (259 BCE-210 BCE), first emperor of unified China; Shihuangdi

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descendant

3

learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

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convenient

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fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

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Roman Empire

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head

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ghost story

1

won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you

5

object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom

2

to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

1

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

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brand new

3

change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

1

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

3

public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing

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recitation; reciting from memory

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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