jpdb beta

loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal

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opposite shore

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red spider lily (Lycoris radiata); cluster amaryllis; cluster belladonna; manjusaka

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brilliant; bright; glorious

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to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

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correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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palm (of one's hand)

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

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angle

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to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers

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evening sun; setting sun

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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milk-white; milky

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marble

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dragonfly; damselfly

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lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

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bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

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shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

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damselfly (Zygoptera spp.); demoiselle

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var. of red dragonfly (Sympetrum frequens)

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Siebold's dragonfly (Anotogaster sieboldii); jumbo dragonfly

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lesser emperor (species of dragonfly, Anax parthenope)

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one's age

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light; faint; pale; fleeting

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colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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as a child; when one was a child; childhood

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time around sunset; early evening

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butterfly net; net for catching insects

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insect cage

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net; netting; web

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whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place

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just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

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to come to naught; to come to nought

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to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear

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downtown

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fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

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hint

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to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion

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one year; some time ago

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

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mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

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