jpdb beta

fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger

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protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

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cloud

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model

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disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character

3

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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you; I; me; oneself

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

3

to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself

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boil; blister; pimple

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

3

another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very

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to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

1

to comfort; to console; to amuse

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

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because of this

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opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

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window

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

3

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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the reason is that ...; because

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

2

various; many; several

1

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

6

Russian (language)

2

Asia

1

to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged

1

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

2

to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

2

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

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to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

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town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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barbershop; barber shop

2

today; this day

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at; in; at; when; by; with

2

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

2

written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese

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courteous; decorous; polite

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hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

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to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

1

grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude

3

to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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Noguchi Ujō (1882.5.29-1945.1.27)

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