jpdb beta

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group

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crossroads; crossing; intersection; street

4

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

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Kason

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association; union; guild; labor union; labour union; trade union

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righteousness; justice; right

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early in the morning

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straw

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to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)

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to smoke (something); to fumigate; to oxidize; to oxidise

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next year

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to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

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parting; farewell

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

4

spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity

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15th day of the month; 15 days

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burning of New Year's gate decorations (usu. on the 15th day of the New Year)

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

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to hull (rice, barley, etc.); to pound (rice); to polish (rice); to stamp (ore)

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make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

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anywhere; everywhere; indiscriminate(ly); no matter where

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

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play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

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play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)

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southern sky; heavenly bamboo (Nandina domestica); nandina

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thumb; big toe

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to let (someone) take hold of your hand

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ah; oh; hey!

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having good eyesight

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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repeatedly; several times; many times

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lost item; lost article

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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stone pedestal

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young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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test of one's strength; test of one's ability

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lifting stone

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to wed; to marry a man

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festivities; celebration; wedding; marriage ceremony

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to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

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January; first month of the lunar calendar

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abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

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-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)

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headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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