jpdb beta

to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated

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publication

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depression; recession; slump

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survival

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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when one door is shut, another is open; the world is as kind as it is cruel

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pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

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entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

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without a moment's delay

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bulletin board

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to request earnestly

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opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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friend; companion

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to pick up; to find; to gather

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others

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lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

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snail's pace; (lit.) ox walk

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certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams

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the whole world; the universe

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supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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short (e.g. story, film)

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manga on the theme of male homosexual love

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underground website (often critical or containing unofficial information)

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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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having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

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retirement

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geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

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with resolution

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loveliness; charm; allure; colour and scent; color and scent

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elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting

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shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

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people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos

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blood relative

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handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

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blood relationship; blood relative

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to fall in love

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family; relatives; dependents; household

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

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age difference; disparity in age; age gap

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older; senior

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kanji; Chinese character

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archaic word; obsolete word; old saying; old adage; old language; ancient language

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(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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suffix for familiar person

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top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right

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