jpdb beta

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise

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to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

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before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

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strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

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nembutsu; nianfo; the three-word invocation "Namu Amida Butsu" dedicated to the Amitabha Buddha; visualizing a Buddha (in one's mind)

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step by step; by degrees

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to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate

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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

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agreement; concurrence; conformance; compliance

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

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with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

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snowscape

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appearance; emergence

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straw boots

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as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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product; volume; area

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lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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with a thud

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hitting a dangerous (harmful) spot (e.g. hitting one's head)

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dreams; fantasy; visions

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

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in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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hurt; injured

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in large drops

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to shed tears

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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unselfish; selfless; disinterested

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all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden

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jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

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to be jealous

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beautiful voice

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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faithful; sincere

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(in spite of) being old enough to know better

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sparrow chick (kigo)

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unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied

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thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack

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but; however; although; though

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I; me

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sensual love; love affair

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affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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grove of the village shrine

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