jpdb beta

head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace

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to put up for adoption

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from ancient times; from old times; from time immemorial

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tradition; convention

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to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

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Boys' Day celebration (May 5)

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kōshin-machi; staying awake on the eve of the 57th day of the sexagenary cycle to prevent the three worms that were said to inhabit the human gut from reporting one's wrongdoings to the gods; a tradition that began among nobility in the Heian period and became widespread during the Edo period

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memorial service for old needles

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social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family

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to dampen; to moisten

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particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially

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educational toy

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch

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leaving the nest; (fig.) becoming independent of one's parents

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to step forward; to volunteer

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as if nothing had happened

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unbroken; endless; continuous

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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strong interaction; strong force

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

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Egyptian (person)

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing

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(religious) faith; belief; creed

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

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watering (plants)

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upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

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umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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setting a bad example to others

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connivance; overlooking

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new species; new variety

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

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to communicate with each other; to understand each other; to be mutually understood; to be connected

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rape blossoms; rapeseed flowers

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ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia

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impossible dream

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain (in a place)

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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debugging

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