jpdb beta

huh?; what's up?

4

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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love triangle; eternal triangle

1

period; dot character; period (era, amount of time); period

1

each other; one another

2

adds force or indicates command

3

Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)

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Kojirou

1

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

2

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

2

historical play; period drama

1

to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

3

to win; to gain victory

3

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

1

for example; for instance; e.g.

5

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

2

cousin (younger female)

1

distance; range

5

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

3

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

5

so much

5

to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand

1

to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

4

way of living; manner of living; lifestyle

1

coffee

5

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

2

milk

1

sugar

3

amount; quantity

2

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

2

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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Miyamoto Musashi (1584-1645)

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Sasakikojirou

1

winner; victor

1

conclusion; decision; end; settlement

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

2

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

5

precisely because

1

to manage something successfully; to be successful

2

performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)

4

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

3

each; respectively

1

in one's own way or style

2

to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)

2

is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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