jpdb beta

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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talented

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transverse flute (e.g. a fife)

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to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko

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conflict; complication; troubles; discord

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clear insight; resignation (to one's fate); acceptance

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Now let's return to the main subject; To return from the digression,.. (in a conversation, speech, or story-telling)

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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invitation; introduction; temptation

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lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag

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roadside grass; roadside weeds; guidance (sometimes esp. referring to guidance in love); guidepost; Chinese fountain grass (Pennisetum alopecuroides)

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Shinto shrine

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escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)

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summer festival

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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strict; stern

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word root (the smallest portion of a larger word that holds meaning)

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kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)

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ancient Shinto music and dancing

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Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

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walking; going on foot

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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to shine; to look slightly upward (of a noh mask; indicating joy, etc.)

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shivering; feeling chilly; shuddering (with fear); feeling creepy; thrilled; excited

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family; relatives; dependents; household

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trying on clothes

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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size

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to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

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moment; instant

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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gesture; movement; action; acting; performance

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rather; better; instead; if anything

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false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation

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what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

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massing (of troops); gathering

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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those (near the second person)

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to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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decrease; reduction; decline

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