jpdb beta

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

2

behind one's back

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grandchild

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society; public; community; social studies

3

pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

2

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

2

meeting; greeting; welcome; person sent to meet a visitor

1

(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

2

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

1

unbleached cloth; unbleached colour (color); unbleached; undyed

2

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

1

well curb consisting of wooden beams crossed at the ends; pattern resembling the symbol #; parallel crosses; number sign; hash

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to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation

2

to clash; to collide; to conflict; to meet (by chance); to come across; to run into

2

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

4

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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entrance

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to carry in; to bring in

2

through a fusuma

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sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

3

the same generation; coeval

1

(a person's) appearance; looks

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

1

this weekend

2

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

2

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

bush clover; Japanese clover (any flowering plant of genus Lespedeza); dark red exterior with blue interior (color combination worn in autumn); Hagi (city in Yamaguchi)

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Thunberg spirea (Spiraea thunbergii)

3

plants which flower in autumn (fall)

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green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green

1

Rikyū; Sen no Rikyū (1522-1591)

1

light brown; white tea

1

yellowish brown

1

silver gray; silver grey

1

yellow; yellowish

1

purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

2

motif

2

neat and clean; tidy; trim

3

to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)

8

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

3

to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld

1

method of patterning traditional Japanese clothing (the tops of all of patterns being pointed at the highest part of the shoulder)

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semi-formal kimono for women; visiting (gala) dress

1

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

8

twitching

1

to jump out; to leap out; to appear (suddenly); to emerge; to protrude; to project

1

permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)

1

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

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