jpdb beta

plectrum (for a shamisen, biwa, etc.); pick; drumstick (for taiko); mallet (for a gong); beater

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worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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around the clock; day and night

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no problem; it doesn't matter

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live-in (e.g. job)

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association; club; fan club; supporter's association

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formation; combination

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millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, soybeans, etc.)

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dwelling; house; residence; living; life

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law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

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pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

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Nagai Kafū (1879-1959)

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Zola; Zolla

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Wakamatsu Shizuko

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Kuroiwa Ruikou (1862.11.20-1920.10.6)

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official history; authorized history

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maar (broad, shallow volcanic crater); marc (brandy distilled from pomace wine); marl (unconsolidated lime-rich rock)

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thrush (esp. the dusky thrush, Turdus naumanni)

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counter for generations; epoch

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existence; possession; having; limited company

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Morio

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Mollis (Switzerland); Morris (Canada); Maurice; Morice; Moris; Morrice

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Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism

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spots; speckles; mottles

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Aloha, Oregon

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

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pebble; small stone

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noh chanting; noh chant

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master; expert; brilliant move (in go, shogi, etc.); excellent move

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(licensed) red light district

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kitchen maid; kitchen duties; cooking

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-fold; -ply

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Kitahachi

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innate ability; innate talent; natural gift

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(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person

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to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to

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dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

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sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

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sea bird

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plover

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kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction; kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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high steward; grand master

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no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?

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longed-for; anxiously awaited

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dully; dispassionately; apathetically; in a subdued manner

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to look forward to

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coarse; rough; crude

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whitish; amateurish

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