jpdb beta

felt; woollen cloth

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lobe; lobule; lobulus; leaflet; foliole; microphyll

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rear tenement

2

bags and purses (handbags)

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

4

potted plant; potting

1

theft; robbery

1

rather than

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

2

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

1

something like ...; something called ...

2

I; me

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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rich person

1

to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm

1

like; as if; the same as

2

craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

3

bud; sprout; shoot; opening of a bud

5

seedling; young plant; rice seedling

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

gardener

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to; towards; for

3

to face; to go towards; to head towards

1

groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)

1

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

2

(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

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Kintarō; hero boy of Japanese folklore, who befriended animals and had supernatural strength; Kintarō doll (usu. having a plump red face, carrying an axe, and wearing a red apron); diamond-shaped apron

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small; little; tiny

4

like that; so

9

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute

4

Tsuruya

1

your husband; her husband

4

sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

2

white

3

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

2

green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

9

make-up; makeup; cosmetics

1

to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

1

other people; others

3

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

2

both; (not) either

3

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number

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