jpdb beta

all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

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lottery; lot; raffle; draw

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

3

to reach; to get to; to arrive at

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Kazuma

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feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection

2

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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chicken tempura (specialty of Oita prefecture)

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important point (e.g. on a route); important role (responsibility, etc.); opposition

5

peach (Prunus persica)

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied

2

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

2

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

hint

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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in that way; like that; that way

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to play for time; to use delaying tactics

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

1

disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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as soon as possible; ASAP

1

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

1

to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

1

to mark the end; to spell the end

1

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

3

wise; clever; smart

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Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)

3

sunny place; in the sun

3

tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)

3

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

3

door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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Awagigahara

3

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

3

to bear fruit

3

ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune

3

crime

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existence; possession; having; limited company

3

emphasizes direct object of action

3

to hear; to imbibe; to drink

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

training; drill; practice; discipline

2

gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

1

real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks

1

due form; official; formality

1

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

1

should do; ought to do

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mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous

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to strain or exert oneself; to go all out

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