jpdb beta

entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

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box made of paulownia wood; paulownia box

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multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of

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fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material

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cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery

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western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon

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ancestral; hereditary; imported; transmitted; handed down

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silk goods

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velvet

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clothing and accessories; attire

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to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea

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gift; present

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trade (foreign)

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manufactured goods; finished goods; product

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outspoken; forthright; frank; direct

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smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

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as it is; frankly

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

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entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

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men; manservant; male attendants to an actor

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to send word

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lone (isolated) force; forlorn force

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

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a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious

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

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

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handrail; railing; banister

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to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch

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meaning; connotation; denotation

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to fight to the bitter end

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as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

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short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

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scatterbrain; absent-minded person; careless person; rash person; hasty person

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being startled; getting a shock

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dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

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sense of urgency

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scene; view; prospect; outlook

5

plunging to one's death; death from a fall

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perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments

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slack season for farmers; leisure season for farmers

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to be contented; to be at ease

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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conical hat; coolie hat

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wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol

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very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount

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to be beyond words; to defy description

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kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair

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to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse

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to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for

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from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road

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