jpdb beta

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser

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there being no use in arguing (about it)

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to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)

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irritating; aggravating; upsetting

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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meow; miaow

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in big gulps

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skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

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(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity

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second (unit of time); arc second

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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indicates emphasis

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shade; shadow

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to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

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place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

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natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

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point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes

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be; is

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what sort of; what kind of; what way

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sidelocks; hair at the temples

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"kick the can" game

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outdoors; outside

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(Western) playing cards

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

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one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

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short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

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heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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three; 3

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horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside

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slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating

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heave-ho!; heave!

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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this morning

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minor business

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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