jpdb beta

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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love; affection

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distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

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mother

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook

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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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neck; head; dismissal; discharge

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy

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one's mother

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to fall in love

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to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

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tool; implement; means; furniture

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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I see; that's right; indeed

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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visit to a grave

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ancestral; hereditary; generation after generation; passing from father to son

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house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family

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one's house; one's home; one's family

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