jpdb beta

to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)

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Suwa Grand Shrine

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first shrine visit of the New Year

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long-sleeved kimono

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unmarried; single

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security; stability; safety; peace

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longing for; burning desire

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest

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hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand

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chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)

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two-sworded (samurai)

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indigenousness; being native (to a region); settling (of people); native; indigenous; aboriginal

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem

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(typically) Japanese

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God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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myth; mythology

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superman; superwoman; Ubermensch (Nietzsche's ideal man of the future); overman

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human; human-like; as a person

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viscous; mushy; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

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definite; final; decisive; conclusive

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sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender

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propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work

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farmer; peasant

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Jesus Christ

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to revere God

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you; hubby; dearie

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God; god

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narrow-minded; intolerant; petty

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abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

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Suwa Shrine

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course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic

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ley line

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long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range

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New Year's Day; first day of the year; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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photography event; photo session; photo shoot

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reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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(doing nothing but) eating and sleeping; living idly

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to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in

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(villains) of the same stripe; birds of a feather; (lit.) badgers of the same hole

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

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New Year

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watch; guard; lookout; surveillance; watchman; sentinel

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husband

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I appreciate your efforts

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misunderstanding

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