jpdb beta

to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)

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seeming sad

1

(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly

1

frosty night

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work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

2

clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

6

to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)

1

wailing; lamentation

1

worrying about the conditions of the country out of sheer patriotism

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practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai

1

madness; craziness; insanity

2

never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for

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one's last (piece of) writing; last work; ceasing to write; giving up writing

1

beriberi; severe thiamine deficiency

1

(beriberi-caused) heart failure

1

to build; to construct

2

great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

2

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

2

each time; every time

1

post road

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residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

3

thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

2

mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests

1

to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)

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cluster of trees; grove; thicket

1

liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer

2

even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

1

large fire

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mulberry field; mulberry plantation

4

to rain on and off; to drizzle; to be showery

2

kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

2

pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)

3

to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate

7

possession; ownership

7

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

2

calyx

1

to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

3

affection (esp. parental); love; fondness

1

ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to

1

cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

1

collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict

2

negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations

1

foreign language

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never (before)

2

near; nearby; not far off

3

bronze bowl

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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)

2

wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather

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