jpdb beta

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

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to grow timid; to cower; to become perverse; to become contrary; to be cramped; to be constrained

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even so; anyhow; at any rate

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness

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treasure

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

2

to eat into

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain

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(on one's) mind; heed

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(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis

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human voice; cry

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feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing

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short (of a person)

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short and stout; small but wide around

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acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance

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splash pattern (e.g. on a kimono); dye pattern; kasuri

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to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze

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unlined kimono; one kimono; a single kimono

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worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare

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warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

3

hakama; man's formal divided skirt

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bare feet

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straw sandals

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preparation; arrangements

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load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility

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canvas; duck; sailcloth; burlap; sackcloth

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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to meet somebody by chance; to happen upon

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signs of human habitation

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in the mountains; among the mountains

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meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence

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to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

fine weather

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studying abroad; travelling to study; traveling to study

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worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness

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to overdo; to do too much

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breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality

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normal practice; proper practice

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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making a living in the mountains

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Kobe (city)

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