jpdb beta

nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)

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windowpane; window glass

3

half asleep and half awake; trance; dream and reality

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driving rain; rainstorm; wind and rain

1

diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise

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from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly

1

rhythm

2

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

2

to become complicated

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silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

2

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

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Ritsuko

4

fashion model

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

1

banquet hall

1

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

to be crowded (with); to be packed; to be piled up (of work); to be busy (with)

1

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

1

bride and groom

2

taking a commemorative photo

2

right beside; close to; nearby

1

meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

1

bridal costume; wedding dress

1

close to the ear

1

happiness and health

1

surmise; guess; inference

1

snugly (into hole, container, etc.); tightly (fitting, covering); firmly; (with a) pop (i.e. sound of a cork, etc. being pulled out of a hole in one movement); with a plop; (fall) straight

1

deceased wife; late wife

23

lively; vivid; vigorous; being born and raised; growing up

1

rigour; rigor; closeness; compactness; tightly knit

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

1

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

2

Japanese literature

2

spirit; heart; disposition

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

Kume

1

Ms; Miss; Madame; highbrow (woman); cerebral

1

(style of) folk song

1

to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

1

entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)

1

debut; initial stage appearance

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

1

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

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detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright

1

ability; able person

2

to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

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