jpdb beta

although I say; although one might say; although called

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white

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

1

several minutes; a few minutes

1

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

1

to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

1

mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)

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to doubt one's own eyes

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to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

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to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to

2

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

2

to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)

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

5

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

2

to bend; to warp; to lose heart

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washi; Japanese paper

3

wrinkle; crease; ripple

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

2

stepping back; drawing back

1

Japanese painting

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fake (work); counterfeit

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technique

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

9

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

7

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

3

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

1

to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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of course; certainly; naturally

5

lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)

2

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

2

even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that

2

brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship

1

touch; being involved in

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

4

genuine article; real thing; real deal

4

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

1

at any rate; anyhow

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to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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extremely; highly

2

surface; outer layer

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

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