jpdb beta

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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pluralizing suffix

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

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two (long cylindrical things)

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returning home

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route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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Leo (constellation); the Lion

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two groups; two bands

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to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter

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ambush; lying in wait for an ambush

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severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

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to walk

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had better ...; had better not ...

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hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

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not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

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to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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I see; that's right; indeed

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such; like that; that sort of; very

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); course; catching fish with a net

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

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impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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case; situation

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

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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she; her; girlfriend

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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