jpdb beta

father

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cousin (elder male)

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naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

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pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

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broke; poor; short; skint; having no money

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lifetime; one's whole life; all through life

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reason; pretext; motive

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student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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need; want; necessity; expenses; cost

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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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having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar

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layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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nephew

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt

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rhythm

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in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

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preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)

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race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)

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desire; appetite; lust

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by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate

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sorrow; grief; sadness

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thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father

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be considered; be deemed; be thought to be

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new translation; post-Xuanzang Chinese translation (i.e. mid 7th century onward)

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Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family

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husband and wife; married couple

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nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib

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maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

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wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper

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rear

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king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

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complete works; complete collection; complete series

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unsatisfactory

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to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

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Chinese paper

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to go; to come

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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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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noon; midday

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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