jpdb beta

ten-odd; a dozen or so

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

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China

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spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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battle cry; war cry

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

2

to choose; to select

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

2

going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

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highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

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going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting

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to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove

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showy; ostentatious

2

main street; avenue

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

4

counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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they

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wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza

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food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion

3

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

4

to take flight; to disappear

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slightly early; just before

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth

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coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

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unveiling a Buddhist image; public exhibition (of a Buddhist image); revealing something that is supposed to remain hidden; opening a gambling house; holding a gambling party

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good (condition); going well; fine; smooth

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

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thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual

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God; god; ace; king; superior person

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passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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people

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

2

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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roadside

3

to kneel and worship

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party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

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