jpdb beta

shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres

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door; doorway

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to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

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one ken; six feet

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one room

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to turn one's back to

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to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar

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clean hot bath water for rinsing

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right and left

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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to hold in one's mouth

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek

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thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

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voice; cry; shout

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boiling water

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to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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to happen to be present

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to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation

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anecdote; common talk

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mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

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completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

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to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter

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decennial; recurring every ten years

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poem; narrative (style of the Shi Jing); classical Chinese rhymed prose

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contrary to one's wishes; gone awry; gone amiss; short of money; in financial difficulty

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repayment

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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sincerity

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sincerity; true heart; devotion

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

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much less; to say nothing of

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the late; the deceased

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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obstruction; hindrance

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thought; thinking; contemplation; using wisdom to get to the bottom of things; focusing one's mind; deep contemplation

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to refer to; to mention (e.g. theme)

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expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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translation into (classical) Chinese; translation into kanbun; kango translation; translation into Japanese using kanji

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