jpdb beta

(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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(one's) life

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar

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skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

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to redeem (from sin); to save

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

2

even

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

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enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

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whereabout; about where; how much

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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once in a lifetime; once in one's life

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title

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

2

one thin flat object; one sheet

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

3

kiss

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

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temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room

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Hagiwara Sakutarou (1886-1942)

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prose

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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yikes; oops; eep; wow

2

Nadja

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first edition

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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surrealism

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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surreal; surrealism; shul; schul

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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dissection; autopsy; analysis

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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sewing machine

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(Western-style) umbrella

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