jpdb beta

to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge

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obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty

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to leak out

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sigh

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district; section; sector

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in one's imagination

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to check; to compare

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to go on reading

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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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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island country

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scarce; rare

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islander

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number; amount

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island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf

2

(public) peace; stability; tranquillity

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order; discipline; regularity; system; method

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slave; servant; slavery

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grasp; catch; understanding

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they; those guys

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one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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whichever one chooses; either way

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blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

2

relative; relation

2

institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)

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title; caption; heading

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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to begin to read; to leaf through a book

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practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)

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to differ; to vary; to disagree

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frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health

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presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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healthy body

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to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit

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per person; per capita; per head

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release; emission; ejection

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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individual differences; personal equation

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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to make a speech; to address

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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