jpdb beta

light brown; tawny

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flock; (bits of) down

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to fly up (as if dancing); to soar; to rise

1

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

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edge; brink; verge; time; moment of

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl

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miscellaneous notes

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folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats

1

small bird; little bird

1

green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure

1

to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

1

casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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to be silent; to say nothing

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to be (doing)

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softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

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facing upward

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to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die

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next day

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clerk; office worker; office staff

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isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

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soba restaurant

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to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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four-legged tray for festive food

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to rank next to; to come after

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good humour (humor); good mood

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(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

2

honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil

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earnings

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one third; a third part

2

cut in price

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

rather; sooner; preferably

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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employment agency

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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busy place; busy street; place that's always bustling with people; amusement quarters

1

very small; tiny

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(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

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birth-place; home town

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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