jpdb beta

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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26; twenty six

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muffled voice

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nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)

7

definite answer

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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definite answer

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10; ten

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily

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how many people; a number of people

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to strike a pose (in kabuki); to assume a posture; to make a proud gesture; to put on an air of confidence; to speak boastfully

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they; those guys; those fellows

2

to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

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to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

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(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)

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(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

1

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

art of consummate skill

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Yuranosuke

2

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

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bid for popularity; publicity stunt

2

playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal

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to find fault with

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(speaking) bluntly; without reserve; harshly; directly; outspokenly; reproachfully

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worship; adoration; admiration; cult

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to speak ill of; to disparage

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principal object of worship (at a Buddhist temple); principal image; idol; icon; the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter

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to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

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displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique

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physical strength

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make-up; get-up; disguise; costume

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praise; tribute; inscription (on a painting)

1

slip; error; failure

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drama; dramatic art

1

distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke

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should do; ought to do; must do

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upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person

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low-class actor (kabuki); actor who plays in low-class or cheap theater

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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

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quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue

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kanji; Chinese character

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native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings

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expression; look; countenance; face

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to rest one's chin in one's hands

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little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

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third

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Amanohashidate

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assassination; assassin

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help; rescue; assistant

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