jpdb beta

indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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toward evening

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to turn one's back to

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figure; form; style

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to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)

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pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor

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quilt; bedding

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pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

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masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

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result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality

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unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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in public

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

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favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism

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to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

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dancing figure; one's appearance when dancing; dancing posture

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middle of the night; dead of night

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interlude (in traditional Japanese music); chanting or clapping along (during a song or dance); interjection

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umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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half-sitting posture; half-standing posture; half-rising posture; stooping position

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both knees

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upper body

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both sleeves

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snow-laden sky

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chimes; toll of a bell

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several times (as large, over)

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to be superior; to surpass

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hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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enterprising

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behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

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to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off

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present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)

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odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

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hair (on the head)

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to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

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natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic

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admirable; laudable

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centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

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to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

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to die; to expire

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weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

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section of a room next to the alcove (where shelves are often placed)

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feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

2

children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head

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kabuki troupe; kabuki theater (theatre); Kabuki-za (theatre in Tokyo)

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