jpdb beta

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

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journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

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open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest

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things; matters

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between

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pains; efforts; trouble; labor; labour; services

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(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever

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private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside

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with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully

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to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

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shingle roof; house with a shingle roof

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small room

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grandmother

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thread; yarn; string

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

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piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

2

to resew; to remake

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to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck

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string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument

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household economy; family finances

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busy; hectic; frantic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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August; eighth month of the lunar calendar

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not to write to or visit someone; (lit.) road of the weasel (it is believed that if someone blocks the path a weasel, he will never take that path again)

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lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

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bright light

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overeating

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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helper; assistant; help

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aimless; rambling; desultory; casual

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closet

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unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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awkward; embarrassed; embarrassing; inconvenient; inopportune; untimely

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to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

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to hear (secondhand)

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congratulatory gift

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dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

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family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate

2

to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour

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dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price

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to borrow; to take out

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

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foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

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common talk; talk of the town; words of many people

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entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service

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right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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