jpdb beta

appearance; air; mien; getup

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such; like this

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all eyes; public attention

2

outside the hall (or stadium, market, etc.); off the grounds; off the premises; off-track

1

to begin to drink

1

transcendence; transcendency

1

ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

1

flower bed

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

battle formation; military formation

3

condyle; (arch.) counter for grains and small spheres

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

2

exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

1

bedroom

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guard; sentinel; garrison

1

(arch.) towering; (arch.) lofty; standing out without the influence of others; in splendid isolation

1

the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace

2

white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)

3

sphere; globe; ball; sphere; counter for pitches

3

mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray

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to watch for an unguarded moment

2

shade of a tree; bower

1

to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence

2

left side; left-hand side

2

dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

1

acceleration

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several sheets (flat objects)

1

black cat

2

residence of a retired emperor; dwelling of a former emperor; retired emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus

1

court nobles and other courtiers allowed into the Imperial Palace

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the emperor's personal inspection

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to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)

1

kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

same score; deadlock; tie; draw

1

draw; tie

3

failure to reach agreement

1

distant thunder

1

fresh; new

1

archer's glove (with a groove for pulling the string)

1

to nock (an arrow); to fix an arrow to the string

1

competing; competition; auction

2

to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of

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white bird; swan

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retired and quiet; secluded

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inner sanctuary; inner shrine; sanctum sanctorum; holy of holies; place behind main hall of a temple enshrining temple founder, miraculous Buddhas, hidden statues, etc.

3

onlooker; bystander

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each (feudal) domain; each fief

1

various; diverse; different; divergent; divided; conflicting

1

magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch

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misunderstanding

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