jpdb beta

root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

1

calamity; misfortune

3

really; truly; indeed; good grief

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purification

1

the human body; one's person

1

withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway

1

purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions

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old tradition

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

2

inner; intrinsic; mental; inherited

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external; outside

3

mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

2

day by day; every day; by the day

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

speed; progress

1

supremacy

1

yours sincerely; respectfully yours

2

kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)

1

demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

2

powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

2

child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

2

party; gang; company; squad

1

cabbageworm (caterpillar of the cabbage white butterfly)

1

god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases

1

frequent; incessant

1

government business

1

a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

2

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

2

to increase; to grow

5

often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

4

small and simple home

1

to beg; to ask; to request; to invite

3

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

2

enjoyment; pleasure

1

the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional

1

to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

1

by both oneself and others

1

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

2

vibrancy; strength; (esp. of men) one's prime (approx. age 30); counter for times of moxibustion

1

ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

2

one's elders or superiors

4

to dress (vegetables, salad, etc.)

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Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

1

like this; in this way; as you see

4

distant country; heaven; hades

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variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.

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the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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