jpdb beta

great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

operation (of machine); operating; running; working

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

1

to grasp tightly

3

acid; sourness; sour taste

1

to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry

1

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

2

once more; again

3

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

2

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

4

haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up

1

extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

1

-years-old

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meaning; called; said

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barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

2

supplication; appeal; entreaty; petition

1

banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up

1

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

2

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

1

to begin to tremble

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gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps

1

nape (of the neck); nucha

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to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

2

town hall; city hall

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response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

2

with a burst of strength; rapidly; in one go

1

harmony

2

(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

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Lagenaria siceraria var. gourda (variety of bottle gourd); gourd (container) made from its fruit

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high-pitched; shrill

2

musical instrument

2

elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)

1

(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with

1

to scoop; to ladle out

2

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

2

to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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again

2

to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

1

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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