jpdb beta

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

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shadow figure; silhouette

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detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable

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soul; spirit; divine spirit

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slim; slender; slight; delicate

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body build; figure

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cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.

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cross; crossed; cruciform

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staff with plaited paper streamers

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string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

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towering; astonishingly high

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marriage; marriage tie; love knot

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eyelashes

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misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

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ghost; apparition

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unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

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we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

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you

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to suspect

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reminiscent talk

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to join forces; to cooperate

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)

3

drill; gimlet; awl; auger

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Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

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tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

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upper side; surface

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somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

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diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise

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three sides; small offering stand

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white silk

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embroidery

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to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

3

going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)

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Konjin; God of (unlucky) directions

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White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens

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western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

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going into battle; departure for the front

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deva and naga; heavenly dragon

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to clap one's hands in prayer

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to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers

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Morinaka

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

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something (or other)

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mask of a devil; startling appearance; devil's face

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double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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