jpdb beta

indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless

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good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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this temple

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Soto school (of Zen Buddhism)

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thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

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name one goes by; popular name; house name; name of a street; avenue name

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

3

visitor (to a shrine or temple)

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holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity

1

plotting; planning (crime, intrigue); ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)

2

smoothly; easily; readily

2

it's probably so; it stands to reason

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forcing (e.g. a vote); carrying out (forcibly); pushing ahead (with); enforcement

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maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

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provincial capital (under the ritsuryō system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule

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shrine enshrining several gods

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to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

2

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

2

shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

2

great mountain; large mountain

1

as promised

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to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention

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having a companion makes the journey easier; travel is better with company

1

set of three; three sets; three classes

1

very short and stout; small but quite wide around

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type of conical hat that covers the whole head (used by Komuso monks)

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to become fully formed; to take proper shape

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to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict

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stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow

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unwanted hair; superfluous hair

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hairy; thickly haired; shaggy

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long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly

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slim figure; slender body; slimming; weight reduction

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fashion-consciousness; desire to be stylish; humor; humour; wit

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ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)

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Kansei era (1789.1.25-1801.2.5)

2

stone wall

1

white makeup powder; (face) powder

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to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer

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to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion

3

two groups; two bands

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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guidepost; signpost

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Suwa

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Kamitakaido

2

skewered rice dumplings in a sweet soy glaze

2

before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

2

to badger; to pester; to beg

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sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing

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