jpdb beta

wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token

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river which often overflows its banks

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flash flood

3

to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

2

raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki

3

felling timber; cutting down trees; logging; lumbering

1

weight; heavyweight boxer

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to provide facilities; to administer to the convenience of

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to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

3

to be nearing death; to be dying

2

sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal

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to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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public works

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supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor

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once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

1

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

1

one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)

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to be muddy; to be slushy

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to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling

3

inverse; reverse

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the whole town

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in all

2

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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historical fact

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literary matters

1

being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports

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a little bit; a little while

2

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

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honorary title

2

shabby; seedy

2

and; although; but

1

in order; sequential; seriatim

1

white thread

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nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

1

broadminded

1

having delicate feelings; sensitive

1

to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate

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half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%

1

depth of water

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

2

ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway

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half-nakedness

2

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

7

coolie; laborer; labourer; carrier

2

vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

1

living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

1

preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

3

to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress

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uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

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