jpdb beta

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

5

clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)

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accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

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flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed

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to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

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shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

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angel's raiment; robe of feathers; wings of birds or insects; plumage of birds; type of bug

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heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman

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origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

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portion; section; part

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thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

3

watermark (in a stamp, banknote, etc.); openwork (engraving, carving, etc.)

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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if it's the case

3

great-grandmother; great-grandma

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal

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shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine

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to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

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inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)

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in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

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to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of

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wrinkle; crease; ripple

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annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

1

old woman

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to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)

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great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)

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grandmother

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since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

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to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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coming; going

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tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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déjà vu

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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well; now; then

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

2

dating back from now; ago

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1,000; one thousand

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several hundred; hundreds (of)

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young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

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to keep a house; to run a household

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monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)

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