jpdb beta

debt collector; bill collector

2

to intertwine; to twist together

4

object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami

2

miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines

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territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action

1

big; large; great

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

1

to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe

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myself

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that is to say; so that means

4

very short and stout; small but quite wide around

1

square shoulders

1

beard (esp. on the chin); goatee

1

to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

3

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

1

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

10

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

8

hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game

1

to run up to

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

5

union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation

1

both ears

1

good heavens!; oh my god!; gee whiz

1

so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!

1

(distinction of) sex; gender

2

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

parent and child

2

older brother and younger sister

5

target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage

1

separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

1

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

4

these

3

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

6

to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

14

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

2

to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord

2

to look at; to gaze; to stare at

5

to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip

1

like; as

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to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

3

ten-odd; a dozen or so

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after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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extreme close-up (photo, shot)

1

four people

14

to spend time (on doing something)

6

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

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