jpdb beta

wheat straw; barley straw

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means; is; as for

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival

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unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette

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sheep (Ovis aries)

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east

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disguise; masquerade

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expert

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

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friend; companion

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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reply; answer; response

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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

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broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens

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older brother; elder brother

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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to rescue from; to help out of; to save

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yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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good

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sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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in perfect form; going swimmingly

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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it's no joke; gimme a break!

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext

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down; below; downward

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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about this time

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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bottom; sole

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)

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