jpdb beta

to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal

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fate; chance; relationship; tie

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blowing (e.g. of the wind); playing (a wind instrument); player (e.g. clarinet); (pair of) bellows; casting; founding

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chance meeting

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

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to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

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to meet fortuitously; to meet by chance; to happen across

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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to go out and away; to leave

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old father

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valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

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villages

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to serve; to work for; to attend

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inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus

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above one's means (station); undue

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dizziness; giddiness; vertigo

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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marriage proposal; courtship

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matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman

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father and mother; parents

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shyness; bashfulness; shame

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curtain; hanging; veil (of darkness, mystery, etc.); mantle

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to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound

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association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)

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but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

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(sitting) knee-to-knee; face-to-face

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application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal

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even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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to be choked; to be stifled; to be smothered

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to clench (one's teeth); to grit; to set; to clamp

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob

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to check; to stop; to keep back

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...

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token (gesture, gift, etc.); (done) for form's sake; for the sake of appearances

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kitchen

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(sake) decanter

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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marriage ceremony; wedding

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the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns

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store; shop; restaurant

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to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

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(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action)

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