jpdb beta

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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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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tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section

2

kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae

2

jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

2

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

12

at top speed

4

even though; despite; when

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark

4

hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman

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base (military, expedition, etc.)

4

something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

17

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

3

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

9

good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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temple; temple buildings

1

equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence

1

light; faint; pale; fleeting

3

hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia

4

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness

1

heavenly king; Gozu Tenno (deity said to be the Indian god Gavagriva)

5

counter for temples

9

dusk; twilight

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

4

to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

12

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse

5

to pick up; to find; to gather

10

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

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

17

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

15

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

6

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

7

way; method; means; resource; course

2

shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige

2

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

15

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

20

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

3

later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant

1

fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

21

surely

1

small grain; small stature or ability

6

it is not (like that) either

13

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

2

I; me

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