jpdb beta

tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story

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rite welcoming back the gods from Izumo Shrine (on the last day of the tenth lunar month)

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beat; round

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

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disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)

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soft light

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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to live in hiding; to live as a recluse

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heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

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tooth

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fragment; splinter; wane (of the Moon)

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cold reception; inhospitality

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guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter

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one yen; throughout (an area); whole district

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pathfinder; trailblazer; early settler; pioneer; founder; originator

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to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage

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guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

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to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

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to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

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400; four hundred

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Imperial Palace; Imperial Court

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bakufu; shogunate

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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66-odd provinces of old Japan; (lit.) 60-odd states

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woven mat (of sedge, hay, etc.)

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to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together

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very young; little; childish; immature

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to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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tiredness; fatigue

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establishment; founding; organization; organisation

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landlord; landlady

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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basin (e.g. between mountains)

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odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

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to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)

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mountainous country

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to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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unexpectedly

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to drift together; to drift to the shore

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings

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former occupant

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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jealousy; envy

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savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour

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wave; ups and downs

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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