jpdb beta

simple; brief

2

prudence; discretion; thought

3

very; greatly; exceedingly

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carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover

2

trouble; bother; annoyance

4

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

2

need; want; necessity; expenses; cost

1

forehead; brow

1

pocket

1

to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate

1

dot; point; mark

1

large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period

1

rucksack; sack

1

assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

3

to give; to do ...

1

Brahma (Hindu god); large staff with plaited paper streamers (used at religious festivals or as a sign); buoy (used in longline fishing, gillnetting, etc.); down puff (on the end of an ear pick)

2

Śakra (Deva); Shakra; Indra; Shakra Devanam Indra; the king of heaven in Hindu mythology

1

tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

2

subletting and subleasing

1

darkness

6

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

to give; to do ...

1

five (long cylindrical things)

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

1

ritual prayer; invocation of the gods participating in a rite; congratulatory address

1

samurai costume; old ceremonial costume

4

ticklish; embarrassing

2

Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

5

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

1

-less; lacking; non-existing

10

hokora; small wayside shrine

2

magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid

1

festival; feast; carnival

1

to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

3

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

2

secret; private; surreptitious

7

to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge

1

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

1

surely; certainly

11

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

2

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

traces; evidence

1

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

ninja

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

1

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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