jpdb beta

walking heavily; lumbering

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

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piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood

2

length of a blade; walking barefoot on the edge of a sword blade (acrobatic stunt)

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adult female; woman

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axe; ax; hatchet

4

rhythm

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

2

to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

1

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative

1

where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

3

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

2

(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

1

trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish

1

embodiment; realization; materialization

2

many years; a long time

2

wind and rain; rainstorm

1

what day; how many days

1

outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour

1

looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

1

state of mind; mentality; psychology

1

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

1

negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated

1

reading (books)

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

2

adventure story; novel of adventure

1

to print (on); to insert (an illustration); to stencil (a pattern); to instill (a thought, impression, etc.); to imprint (e.g. on one's subconscious)

1

to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled

1

choices; alternatives; options

1

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

1

in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

1

to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

1

meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence

1

sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue

1

unrelated; unconnected

1

sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable

1

deep emotion; strong feelings

1

such; like that; that sort of

1

evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

1

origin; beginning; source

2

traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

1

King Arthur

5

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

2

to stir well; to mix thoroughly; to interrupt (with a joke, sarcastic remark, etc.); to butt in (with a facetious comment); to make fun of (what someone says)

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