jpdb beta

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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Shinto shrine

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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gods

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to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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sincerity; faithfulness

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knowledge and action; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege

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this and that; one thing and another

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motive power; driving force

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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jealousy; envy

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gap; opening; space

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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(how) many times; (how) often

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refusing to see a visitor

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how many times; how often

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as is habit; the way life normally is

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24 hours; twenty-four hours

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to fly in the sky

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to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted

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theorem

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to get to know each other; to make acquaintance

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church; congregation

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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elbow

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to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

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firm; strong; solid; stable

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to cast; to mint; to coin

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melting

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sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)

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election; selection; choice

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active; dynamic; energetic

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long time; several hours; long spell

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to ring a bell

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hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

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bell (often globular)

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corridor; hallway; passageway

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to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)

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each room; every room

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bad form or manners; indecency; impropriety

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to mature (esp. by fermentation); to ripen (e.g. wine, cheese); to be properly aged; (arch.) to rot

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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beyond the heavens; farthest regions; furthest regions

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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