jpdb beta

to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver; to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

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the whole city; all the cities; every city

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to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre

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for dear life; barely escaping alive

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with one's own body; by one's own action; by one's own experience; barely (e.g. escape); narrowly

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

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to escape

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furoshiki; wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

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yurt

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome

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cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice

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Momo

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suffix for familiar person

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mother; wife

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razor; razor-sharp (mind, intellect, etc.); keen; astute person; person of keen intellect

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throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

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to cut; to slit; to slash

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kimono fabrics shop; draper

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high-pitched; shrill

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Japanese man (esp. with traditional, masculine values); Japanese manhood

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ten-year-old; ten year old

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fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent

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hen

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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to defend oneself; to protect oneself

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

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tabi; traditional split-toe socks

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem

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hermit; wizard; wizardry

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

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prostitute

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt

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to sit down

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to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

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ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

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impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

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generally

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to lose sight of; to miss

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Doudou

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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Chinese windmill palm (Trachycarpus fortunei); Chusan palm; hemp palm

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bed; couch

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bedding; bedclothes

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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