jpdb beta

nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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to change; to alter; to mistake; to make a mistake; to fail to keep (e.g. one's promise); to sprain (a muscle)

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to become attached; to begin to love

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to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)

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exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence; exorcism performed door to door, in exchange for beans and money (on the night of New Year's Eve or Setsubun)

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misfortune; bad luck; evil; unlucky year; critical year; year (esp. age 25 and 42 for men, 19 and 33 for women) that is considered unlucky

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contradiction; inconsistency

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older sister and younger brother

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to guess right

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fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle

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to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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snakes and scorpions; something detestable

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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to run away and hide

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure

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source of revenue; financial supporter

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divination

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plan; measure; means; scheme; policy

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deep-rooted delusion; firm conviction (based on incorrect beliefs)

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extraordinary; uncommon

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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north-west

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small gate; side gate; wicket gate; side door

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clean; clear; pure; honest; clean

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new moon; first day of the lunar month; next year's calendar and decrees (in ancient China; distributed by the Emperor at year's end)

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large triple gate to temple

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first day of the month; the first of the month

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outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period

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north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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protection; repellent

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luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous

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western edge (e.g. of city); west side

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southern tip; southern end; southernmost part

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

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period of youth; while young

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getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)

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(in the same way) as before; as always

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to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

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originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible

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manifestation

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