jpdb beta

before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

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jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)

3

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

3

corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)

1

to run away and hide

2

will not do; do not; does not

1

discussion; argument; debate

1

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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letter

1

perusal; one reading; reading through (once)

1

to open; to unfold; to spread out

1

to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese

1

suspicion; jealousy

2

firm; unshakeable; resolute

4

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

4

difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different

1

approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at

2

body build; figure

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eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

2

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

3

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

1

later on; afterwards

2

to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)

1

shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

3

time; appointed time

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

5

meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor

2

(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount

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to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)

2

extremely

2

dwarf bamboo (varieties that thrive in western Japan)

2

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

path; lane

4

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

3

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

moderate; proper; just right

5

to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

1

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

1

tall (of a person)

1

house; building; roof

3

riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank

1

to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance

2

zun (ancient Chinese wine vessel, usu. made of bronze); (arch.) honorific prefix referring to the listener; counter for buddhas

1

kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

2

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

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