jpdb beta

water well

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small talk; chat; gossip

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

2

to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)

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castle

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Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)

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left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

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to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

2

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

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manners; etiquette; polite behaviour

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dilemma

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to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)

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debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation

3

virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

2

kick

3

complacency about peace; naive belief in continued peace; ignorance of global conflict

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fierce attack

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any number of times

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to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

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to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

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limit; bound

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unbelievable

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convex

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to ponder; to brood

3

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

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potential; latent faculties; potential capacities

2

to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

3

heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product

2

health; healthy; sound; fit

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(sales) promotion; (sales, advertising) campaign; campaign (for an election, social change, etc.); movement; (military) campaign

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catchphrase

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have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

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to give the stamp of approval

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overestimation; overrating; overvaluing

2

claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention

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foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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