jpdb beta

(apportioning) in small amounts

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cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits

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to able to enter the New Year (i.e. have work finished, debts paid, etc.)

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oh; ah; I'll be darned

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to be in luck's way; to get lucky

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

2

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

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dull; uninteresting; boring; drab

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house in an alley; rear tenement

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needy circumstances; living in poverty

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

2

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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psychological description

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to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy

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explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

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Shouri

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Bakin

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

jazz

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rockabilly

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wild enthusiasm; being crazy about

1

degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about

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Ayanosuke

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-fold; -ply

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Shounosuke

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queen; female champion

2

shrill voice

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to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe

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artificial hairpin with ornamental flowers; chamomile sunray (Rhodanthe anthemoides)

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with a thud

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lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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footwear (esp. outdoor shoes, as opposed to slippers, etc.); footgear

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entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall; vaudeville theater manager; music hall proprietor

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heave-ho!; heave!

2

to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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to be popular

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charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

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woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)

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rakugo story teller; comic story teller

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to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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black crested garment

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evening party

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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