jpdb beta

to pick at; to peck at

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paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka

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engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish); meat at the base of a fin

4

to wipe off; to wipe up

1

number of days

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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to boil (something in hot water); to treat with medicinal steam (a swelling, etc.)

1

looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

1

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

1

under the eaves

2

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

1

inkstone

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

3

to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)

2

to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement

1

study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount

1

hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

2

house; family

1

Rumi

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

1

apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous

1

scattered; sprinkled; sporadically; snapping (of a thread, string, etc.); breaking

1

leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage

1

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

5

book; volume

3

gate guard (during the ritsuryō system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryō system)

1

one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two

1

counter for thin, flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper, plates, coins); counter for portions of gyōza or soba; counter for ranks; counter for wrestlers of a particular rank; counter for fields or rice paddies; counter for palanquin bearers

1

human speech; human language; sound of people talking

1

for a second time

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to cool; to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person

1

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

2

must not; do not

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

true value; real worth

1

show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation

1

opportunity; chance; time; occasion

1

whether (or not); if

2

silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

1

to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side

1

coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing

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lion at home but weakling elsewhere

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