jpdb beta

full operation (e.g. of a factory, machine, reactor); full strength; full speed

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wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

2

rarely; seldom

1

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

ordinary person

1

an assortment; combination

1

every person; each one; everybody

1

four o'clock

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

4

though one didn't intend (expect) to

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

3

to re-cover; to reupholster; to repaper; to renew (e.g. a plaster)

1

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

3

nostril; naris

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

2

tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed

1

Mount Fuji; Mt. Fuji; Fujiyama; Fuji-san

1

hanging scroll

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ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

time; pause; space; room

2

wheat bran

2

to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

1

double; twice (as much); twofold

2

three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

1

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

1

refinement; elegance; grace

2

play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack

1

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

family; relatives; dependents; household

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

from the beginning

1

team

5

war; battle; match; game; competition

3

(Western) playing cards

4

proposal; proposition; suggestion

3

vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1

unhesitatingly

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

parent and child

2

discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

1

that's true; of course; obviously

3

handicap

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to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

2

purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive

3