jpdb beta

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

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neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood

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to torment; to torture; to harass

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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to escape from; to get out

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plan; policy

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obedient; submissive; tame; slavish

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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in great numbers

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whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)

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very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount

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momentous (crucial) decision

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weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather

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to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

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tragic

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comical; farcical

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opera

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crazy; mad; devoid of reason

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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

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does not seem (to be)

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state of mind; mentality; psychology

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profitable; lucrative

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variation; rogue (something)

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affirmation; affirmative (logic)

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easy; simple; light

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to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living

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compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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epidemic

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unidentifiable; unidentified

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Edo period (1603-1868)

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to write; to publish

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literature; books (reference); document

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eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)

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pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide

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mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing

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story; tale

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nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable

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fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

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dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

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creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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historic; historical; traditional

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passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit

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falsified history

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starting point; starting line

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