jpdb beta

tail (of an animal); cauda; tail (of a kite, etc.); tail end; tail (of a comet); slope at the foot of a mountain

2

tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)

2

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

2

easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely

1

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

civilian defense corps (Japan, 1932-1939)

1

helmet; hard hat; protective headgear

1

group member

1

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

2

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

2

cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)

1

bystreet; side street; back street; alley; lane

2

western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)

1

chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

2

group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team

1

soldier

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

1

injured person; wounded person

1

above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

2

spectator; sightseer; onlooker

1

not entirely wrong but not entirely right; so-so; average

5

one's pupil; one's student; one's follower

1

to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge

1

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse

6

proposal; offer; request; application

1

force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse

1

(opening a door) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) with a clatter; with a crash; (changing) completely; totally

1

roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

1

visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; dealing (a hit); striking (a blow)

2

table of contents; contents

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Nansō Satomi Hakkenden (1814-42; novel in 106 volumes by Kyokutei Bakin); Eight Dog Chronicles; Tale of Eight Dogs; Biographies of Eight Dogs

1

hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

2

mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus

1

legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small

3

blindness; blind person; illiteracy; illiterate person; ignorance; ignorant person

2

Bakin

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wife

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walking sound; footsteps

1

cool and clear

1

colorless and transparent

1

passive

4

for better or worse; right or wrong; for good or ill

4

inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart

1

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

1

divorce

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series of biographies; lives

1

reserved; shy; timid

1

compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)

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