jpdb beta

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

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inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

2

embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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puddle; pool of water

3

to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

2

rice cakes wrapped in oak leaves

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late spring; third month of the lunar calendar

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fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic

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kouta; traditional ballad accompanied by shamisen

2

to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

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first line (of a poem); first bars (of a melody)

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latticework

3

a verse (e.g. in the Bible); stanza; paragraph; passage; a joint; section

2

mule

1

thousand years; very long period; forever

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to pledge; to vow; to promise; to have sexual intercourse (esp. between husband and wife); to share a bed

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posture; position; pose; attitude

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adzuki bean (Vigna angularis)

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(silk) crepe

2

full; in plenty; ample

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to weave

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to dye; to colour; to color

3

light yellow

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tower; tall building; turret; lookout; (arch.) brothel

6

bell (often globular)

3

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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folding screen

2

to fess up; to come clean; to confess one's crimes; to spill the beans

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

emptiness; vacuum; blank

5

look!; there!; here!; that is

1

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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climbing a tower; going up a tall building; visiting a brothel

2

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

2

three; three years of age

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corridor; hallway; passageway

6

out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda

2

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

3

soot

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empty; meaningless; worthless

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furniture

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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remaining; left-over; excess

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afterglow

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tissue paper; facial tissue; paper handkerchief

3

gross; disgusting

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subordinate work; assistant; servant

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curt; blunt; brusque

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