jpdb beta

exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response

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spark

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to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve

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ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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night air; stillness of night; cool evening

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silence; stillness; quietness

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to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

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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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return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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but; however; provided that

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injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss

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to take action; to act; to rise (up); to rouse oneself

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big man; large man; tall man; giant

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moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)

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hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand

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to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear

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Yoshimaru

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another bank; other bank; absence from home; going out

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to participate; to take part; to engage in; to be involved

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young retainer; young samurai

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suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)

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to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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unforeseen misfortune

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forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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night duty (in an imperial court, public office, etc.); night guard; night watch; attending (a noble) through the night

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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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temple lodgings (for visiting monks or pilgrims); temple guesthouse; monk's quarters

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up

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leaving (e.g. a courtroom, workplace); exiting; withdrawal (e.g. from a superior's presence)

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doubt; suspicion; question; strangeness

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question; query

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in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

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surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)

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to jump over; to leap over; to fly over; to fly across; to jump ahead (of someone); to skip over

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retinue; suite

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plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened

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bone marrow; medulla; heart's core; depths of one's heart; main point; vital part

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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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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

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joints; points (of a speech)

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