jpdb beta

obligation; duty; charge; responsibility

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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sigh; grief; lamentation

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Mr (junior); master; boy

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great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor

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flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)

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loyal retainer; loyal subject

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to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

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wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

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your (his) mother

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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intention; aim; design

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making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

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whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur

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measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

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chief vassal; senior statesman

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to formalize; to formalise; to stick to formality; to be ceremonious; to punctilious

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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behavior; behaviour

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help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace

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future prospects; promise

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careless remark

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in that respect; on that point; in that regard

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frequently

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plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act

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seedbed; nursery; seed-plot

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sickbed; (hospital) bed

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rainy night

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meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

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rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

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juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce

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evening sky; twilight sky

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unripe plum

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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I'll; let's; probably

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garden lantern; hanging lantern

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praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

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neighbourhood; neighborhood; all sides; frontiers (of a country); four sides (of a shape)

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of

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to lower; to be lowered

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something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

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freely; frankly; without reserve

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to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour

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main question; real issue at hand

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submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)

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