jpdb beta

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China

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to shine (of the Sun)

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to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

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to sniff; to smell

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

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to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

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by myself; in person; by oneself

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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lacquering; lacquer ware

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several animals

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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elaborate; delicate; exquisite

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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to join together; to combine; to join up

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coloured paper; colored paper

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small piece; fragment; bit

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one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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figure; shape; graphic

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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Meiji period (1868-1912)

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kaleidoscope

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brocade; fine dress; fine clothes

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glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination

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to have an interest (in)

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half a year; six months

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new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title

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state of progress

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present (brought by a visitor); gift

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health; healthy; sound; fit

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to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration

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topic of conversation

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curio; rare article

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author; writer; novelist; artist

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bringing; taking; carrying

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things left (to one) by the deceased; inherited item; estate; lost item; lost property

5

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

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charming; fascinating; enchanting; bewitching; beguiling; captivating

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smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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water's surface

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to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

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really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit

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good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

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to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up

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one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

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