jpdb beta

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

1

why; how

2

haniwa; hollow unglazed terracotta figure from the Kofun period

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

3

et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

7

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

1

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

1

healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace

1

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

1

pupil (of eye); eye

1

to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

1

and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

1

to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

1

such; this sort of; like this

3

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

2

was; were

3

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

7

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

1

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

2

we; us

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

4

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

3

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

1

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

1

ribbon

2

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

1

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

2

best; greatest; first

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

1

hmm; I see; hrm

1

somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

1

to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

2

to recall; to remember; to recollect

1

to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

1

money

2

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

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