jpdb beta

exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

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these

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at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)

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relative weight; lightness and heaviness; relative importance; gravity

1

estimate; estimation

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relocation of the capital; transfer of the capital

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not getting with the times; being unaware of how things are changing

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

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permanence; immortality

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reason; grounds

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tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length

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breaking down; defeating; abolishing

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approval; assent

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop

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public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

2

feeble

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

3

shoji (paper sliding door)

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to dust (shelves, etc.); to use a duster

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to release; to sweep out; to clean out

1

desk

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to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

2

wriggling; squirming; maneuvering; mischief; despicable acts

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evening meal; dinner

3

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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for some years

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father

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signature

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hermit; recluse

4

penniless; broke

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financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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to build oneself a hermitage

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very rich person; the super rich

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bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling

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working in the field in fine weather and reading at home in rainy weather; living in quiet retirement dividing time between work and intellectual pursuits

1

relative; relation; kin

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health

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good-for-nothing; scapegrace; nuisance; trouble

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every month; monthly; month by month

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small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination

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allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

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