jpdb beta

clear; pure; noble

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willowy; graceful

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Japan

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

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warp; curvature; curve; arch

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

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to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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double-edged; double-edged blade

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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)

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crow (Corvus spp.); raven

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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be; is

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making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

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rifle; small arms

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cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time

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(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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major general; rear admiral; air commodore

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Tokyo

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artillery; gunner

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arsenal; arms and ammunition factory

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make; workmanship; preparation

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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skull

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious

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be; is

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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