jpdb beta

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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especially; particularly

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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a little bit; a little while

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weight

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member of shogun's council of elders

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dispatch; despatch; sending

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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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to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)

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obstacle

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greatly; very much; thanks a lot

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certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

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shoulder

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laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest

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hmm; I see; hrm

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to hate; to detest

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cause; origin; source

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very; much; greatly; a lot of

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sympathy; compassion; pity

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should do; ought to do

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bribe; sweetener; douceur

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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enough about ...

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power; authority; influence

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Sendai (city in Miyagi)

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feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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strong point

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pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand

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weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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ruler; measure

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good citizens; law-abiding people

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bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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to gather; to meet

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arrival

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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petition; appeal

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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successively; one after another

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to send or direct a person to

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to harm; to cause harm to

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