jpdb beta

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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

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(arch.) I; you

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archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language

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fighting spirit

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surrounding at a distance

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confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw

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to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

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vibration; flickering; jolting; tremor

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pupil and (dark) iris of the eye

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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vitality; energy; dynamism

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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to call out; to shout

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)

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one's old bones; old man

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

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if I (we, etc.) could

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soon; in the near future

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

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medium; diviner; shaman; oracle

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)

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how; in what way; how about

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miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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once more

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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youngster; neophyte; greenhorn

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a little bit; a little while

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in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious

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dead

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Kagutsuchi; fire deity who burned to death his mother Izanami during childbirth (and was therefore beheaded by his father Izanagi)

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thunder

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards

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to have an air of sublimity; to appear majestic

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the late; the deceased

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to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

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