jpdb beta

strange; rare; novel; curious

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spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

5

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert

1

all; everyone; everybody

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

1

mere; only; just; slight

1

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

1

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

2

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

request; favour (to ask); wish; please

2

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

1

usual state of things

2

how; in what way; how about; questionable

1

it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

1

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal

1

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

1

large store

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young couple

1

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

2

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

1

have a good day; take care; see you

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

forking the rook while checking the king

1

taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix

1

now or never; time's up

1

to win; to gain victory

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

what to do

1

handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

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

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

1

what sort; what kind

1

Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

old; olden

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money; currency; coinage

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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