jpdb beta

to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of

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younger brother and sister

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened

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complete recovery from illness

2

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

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carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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both parents

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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eighth day of the month; eight days

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smith; blacksmith

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casting; cast-metal object

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festival; feast; carnival

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Bellows Festival; festival for blacksmiths and foundries on the eighth day of the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, on which they would clean their bellows and pray

2

burn; scald

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prayer; supplication

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second floor; upstairs

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mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

2

to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

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to be reminded of; to call to mind

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warmth

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to be infected; to be contagious

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one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

1

surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

1

who

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that; the matter in question

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notice; notification

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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

1

stealthily; secretly; in secret

1

two times; twice; two degrees

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval)

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

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loyalty; devotion

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant

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living only for one's work; a life with no other interest than one's work

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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