jpdb beta

to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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smell of the sea

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knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle

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Toyama (city, prefecture)

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to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield

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seaward side

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inhabiting; living

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Pacific Ocean

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expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

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another; different; separate; discrete

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family

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mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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tough; strong; stiff; tenacious

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long trip

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the Japanese islands

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secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private

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emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence

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coast; shore; littoral

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to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge

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wave; ups and downs

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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Tsugaru Strait

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Kanmon Straits (between Honshu and Kyushu)

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turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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steady advance; carrying all before one

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to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)

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grand; magnificent; majestic; great; sublime

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fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

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parade

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barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life

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mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)

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cheer; shout of joy

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fishing boat

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crew

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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to shed light; to cast light

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faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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to stay (at); to stop (at)

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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unmeasurable; impossible to measure

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to shine; to glitter; to be bright

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common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank

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