jpdb beta

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

2

to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

1

centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

1

upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

instructor; (fencing) teacher; model

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

imperial decree; imperial edict

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first; new

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school

2

establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)

1

compulsory subject; required subject

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literary and military arts; the pen and the sword

2

house; hall; building

2

pupil; student; schoolchild

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling

2

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

3

practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

1

afterwards

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

1

innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart

3

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

school (e.g. of ikebana)

2

to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)

1

brewing; fermenting; arousing; causing; creating

1

charm; incantation; spell; curse

1

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

1

left; left hand side

1

coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

1

the whole creation; everything in heaven and earth

1

same root; same origin

1

sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens

1

innocent; helpless

1

to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

1

to sing; to chirp; to twitter

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

1

(arch.) word; waka (classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka)

1

oh, yes?; really?

1

way of speaking; intimation

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy

1

leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure

1

gravesite; tomb

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