jpdb beta

to rise up; to initiate (political) action

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immediately following

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second floor; upstairs

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

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platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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way; method; means

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare

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to fall on one's backside

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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to lean against; to set against

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the four seasons

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noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

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rush mat; matting; mat

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to one's heart's content

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pressure; force

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rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

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rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

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to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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devoted husband

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jest; joke; funny story

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to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

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passion; temper; irritability

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having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

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to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly

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being tired out

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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cover; lid; cap

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moon; month

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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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 be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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value; worth; merit

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

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is it not so?

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to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

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swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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unconditional

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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