jpdb beta

shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

3

fish

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus; rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)

2

regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion

2

passage; path; route; one's way

1

geta; traditional Japanese wooden sandal; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character; net; geta

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even

3

to take off one's hat

1

to lay aside; to set aside

2

advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice

2

eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building

1

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

2

lifesaving

1

lion (Panthera leo)

1

dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

1

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop

2

book; volume; this; present; main; head; real

12

mine tunnel; mine shaft; mineshaft

1

to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

1

medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic

9

that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

4

Jintan (brand-name breath mint marketed as having various medicinal properties); refreshing candies resembling BBs or metallic dragees

1

shout; yell; scream; cry

5

straw hat

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around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

3

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

10

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

3

trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat

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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

2

used item; secondhand item; old; used; previous

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high time; about time

1

wheat straw; barley straw

1

blister

1

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

2

even if ...; even supposing that ...

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

2

to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

2

to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)

2

to grow; to develop; to grow up

2

(it is such) a thing

1

casting pearls before swine; (lit.) (giving) a gold coin to a cat

1

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

3

from the beginning

2

to drop; to lose; to let fall

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

1

preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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