jpdb beta

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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within the prefecture

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chamber; room; home of a monk; monk; Chinese "room" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

bridegroom

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rare; extraordinary; singular

3

literary woman; talented woman

2

Megu; Meg

3

to clear away; to remove; to demolish

3

lodging house

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marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)

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MacGee; Magee; Maggee; Maggy; McGee

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way of calling

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

6

devoted; self-sacrificing

1

rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot

3

to be sticky; to be close together

1

to be ordered (to do)

3

nonchalant air; unruffled air

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

3

what is called; what they call; so-called

2

light; faint; pale; fleeting

3

single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind

1

lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility

3

quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

1

to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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to continue to do; to persist in doing

3

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

2

perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

1

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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tropics

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exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

2

to be unwilling to go out

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to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal

3

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

3

to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

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to grow angry; to display one's anger

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international relations

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Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth

1

criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)

3

incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

2

outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer

1

the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)

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joining a group

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like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else

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sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time

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ornamental garden stone (seemingly placed randomly to give the garden a more natural appearance); garden rock; sacrificed stone (in go); sacrifice (e.g. career, reputation); stones used in a foundation; riprap

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to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

1

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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