jpdb beta

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

1

to kidnap

3

bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot

1

to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

1

(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other

1

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

3

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

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bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)

10

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

2

wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria

10

grey nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus); nightjar (any bird of family Caprimulgidae); goatsucker; streetwalker; low class prostitute (Edo period); soba vendors who walk around at night

2

that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

2

mutual agreement; understanding; common consent

1

perfume pouch; incense bag; metallic scent ball (hung inside house, vehicle, etc.)

1

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)

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trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

stone monument

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

3

four

3

in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

3

patience; forbearance; endurance; forgiveness; pardon

3

cancer

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business suit

3

to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)

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absorption; suction; attraction

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

3

related to; in relation to

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consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement

1

traditional Japanese women's hairstyle

1

to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind

1

often; frequently; now and then; occasionally

1

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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dumbfounded; in mute amazement

2

short play; skit

1

for a while; for some time; for a period

1

failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

4

to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)

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sooner or later

1

to shrug one's shoulders

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otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense

3

to be reliable

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leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)

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harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

to talk; to carry meaning

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sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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