jpdb beta

to be deep in talk

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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surely; certainly; no doubt; must

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younger scholar; future reference

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armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

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feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning

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depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)

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to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

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back door

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below a cliff

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whole; total; gross; entire; overall; general (election, manager, etc.)

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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front tooth; foretooth; incisor

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two (long cylindrical things)

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inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)

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sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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as if; as though

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vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)

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to insinuate; to satirize; to satirise; to take a dig at

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Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo

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peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy

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to live (in the house of one's employer, teacher, etc.); to live in; to become a live-in employee; to become a resident (of an institution)

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haori and hakama (Japanese male formal attire)

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retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)

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drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; hanger-on; follower; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)

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stepdaughter

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how; in what way; how about; questionable

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ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

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inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business

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family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home

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indolence; laziness; sloth; idleness

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family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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confession; confidential talk; frank talk

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even

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to rack one's brains

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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friend; pal; buddy; mate

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animal

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impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

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to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

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dining table; a dish (type of food)

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to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival

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to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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bursting out laughing

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disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!

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