jpdb beta

position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

1

undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows

1

Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)

4

interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming

1

first love; puppy love

3

to cultivate; to foster

1

waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

1

fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness

4

long-armed; kleptomania(c)

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judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal

1

above the ceiling

8

searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly; house hunting

1

to take command; to give direction

1

wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust

1

hand; handball (soccer foul)

1

bark (of tree)

3

to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

human figure; human form

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magic; sorcery; incantation

2

universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous

1

cursing ritual where one visits a shrine at 2am and nails a doll representing a person to a tree, praying for said person's death

1

straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy

1

hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

1

uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.

1

therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

1

every evening; night after night

2

to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander

1

house; building

1

old house; deserted house

1

one element; one factor

1

expression; look; countenance; face

1

charm; magical tool

1

neutral

1

emperor's secret orders

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

2

to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle

1

plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file

1

relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

3

planned; scheduled; systematic

1

marine spirits

1

departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition

1

Yassa

1

season; time of year

1

seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach

4

ocean; large sea; fabric pattern

1

one theory; one opinion; another theory

2

Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

3

monster; demon; magical beast

2

Japanese chimera; mythical creature with a monkey's head, tanuki's body, tiger's limbs, and a snake tail; White's thrush (Zoothera dauma); mysterious person; person of unknown character

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