jpdb beta

mere; only; just; slight

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however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while

2

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

ability; skill; facility

1

professor; teaching; instruction

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

invitation

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to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet

1

at the meeting; on the occasion

1

anyone; any person; whoever

1

system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship

2

innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded

1

deep admiration; repeatedly lamenting

1

discrimination; historical school of poetic thought; attachment; distractions

1

essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith (and marrow)

1

to acquire knowledge

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

4

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

1

loach (any fish of family Cobitidae); weather loach (Misgurnus anguillicaudatus); pond loach

1

post horse

1

scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))

1

dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

3

to show

2

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

6

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

2

among (them); of (them)

3

one year; some time ago

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horned owl (any owl with horn-like ear tufts)

2

magazine; journal; periodical

1

green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

2

standard; basis; principle

1

set one's teeth on edge

1

language

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to be noteworthy; to be worthy of attention

2

inclusion; comprehension; implication; containing; covering

1

(lucky) find; bargain; good buy; treasure trove

1

Satō Issai (1772.11.14-1859.10.19)

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

1

novel; story; (work of) fiction

1

for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance

1

starting work (on); setting to work (on); commencing (a crime); playing (a move)

1

Western learning (introduced to Japan in the late-Edo and early-Meiji periods)

4

basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...

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regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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incomplete set of books; odd volume

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pulp fiction; dime novel; akahon; university entrance exam workbook (published by Kyōgakusha); storybook (with red cover, Edo period); Red Guide (Michelin)

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chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

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