jpdb beta

hairpin

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picture book

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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marriage proposal; marriage talks

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

5

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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distant relative

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rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them

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shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

5

gate with a crossbar

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maple (tree) (Acer spp.)

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hedge; fence; border; limit

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making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance

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so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore

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

2

(in gagaku or noh) middle section of a song

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to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

youngest child

3

widower; divorced man not remarried

1

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

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around the clock; day and night

1

to waste time; to kill time

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birth-place; home town

1

head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section

1

same surname

1

biological older sister; real elder sister

1

tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length

1

consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude

1

administration; medication; dosage

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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tuberculosis; tubercule

2

unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

3

loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change

3

to boil; to decoct; to infuse

1

dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal

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to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done

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to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

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to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

2

fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days

2

sovereign power; the reins of government

3

restoring to the emperor

5

counter for suits of clothing; arriving at ...

2

wind and rain; rainstorm

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dense fog; dense mist; feeling depressed

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to blacken; to darken

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

2

shady online money-making

2

rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending

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chief; leading; important; prominent

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