jpdb beta

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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example; precedent; case

1

to recall; to remember

1

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

1

forest; shrine grove

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

1

doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion

1

torii; Shinto shrine archway

1

scandal

1

(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming

1

about; concerning; related to; -ish

2

tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping)

1

civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance

1

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

2

headmaster; principal; dean; provost; rector

1

young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

1

katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

12

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)

1

ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large

1

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

2

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

3

to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

1

to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

1

prince; subordinate Kumano shrine

13

pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash

2

sports car

3

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

2

to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly

1

gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting

1

incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

1

to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver

1

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

ginkgo nut; gingko nut

1

country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

1

cousin (elder male)

2

fiance; fiancee

2

rival; competition

1

friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy

1

to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit

1

stage play

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Cinderella

9

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

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gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

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photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording

1