jpdb beta

smallish; on the small side

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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torii made of stone

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Nishiaraitaishi

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

(stone) guardian lion-dogs at a Shinto shrine

1

grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

2

to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love

1

to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

1

going and worshipping (at a shrine or temple); visit (to a shrine or temple to worship)

3

request

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

2

wish; desire; request; prayer

3

entreaty to a deity

1

monetary offering; offertory

1

bundle of banknotes; stack of bills; large sum of money

1

sense for (how to use) money; money sense

1

hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic

1

votive tablet; wooden tablet usu. filled out with a prayer and one's name and hung up at a shrine or temple; orig. picturing a horse, as a stand-in for a donation of a live horse

5

dedication; offering; presentation; oblation

2

divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help

1

gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism

2

deity with extraordinary spiritual powers

1

old man; mister

1

court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court

1

misrepresentation; false statement

1

closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully

1

divine punishment

1

to head home; to leave for home

1

feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria

1

midwinter; dead of winter

1

soup containing rice cakes and vegetables (New Year's dish)

1

osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

3

jūbako; multi-tiered food box

1

crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue

2

sole (of a shoe)

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to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted

3

first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day

1

beginning of the year; early in the New Year

2

to come and go; to go back and forth

1

noise; din

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exhaust fumes

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sightseeing spot; tourist attraction

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feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

1

grey; gray; ashen

3

to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

1

decisive moment; critical moment; crucial moment

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morning glow; sunrise colors; sunrise colours

3

insufficient; inadequate; imperfect

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extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

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