jpdb beta

Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)

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relative; relation; kin

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only son

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visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern

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Yasukuni Shrine

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honour; honor; glory; privilege

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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beggar; begging

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gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

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head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent

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agricultural community; farm village; rural

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head of a ward; mayor of a ward; chief administrator of a ward

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rice planting

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to do so; to do thus

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to bundle; to tie up

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another prefecture; other prefectures

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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proceeding south

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15; fifteen

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orchid; Netherlands; Holland

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send specially; special envoy

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at a stroke; with a single swoop

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(arch.) countenance; (arch.) visage; face; honor (honour); dignity

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.

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clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)

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(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning

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flattery; compliment

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together; in company

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camera

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hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)

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quickly; calmly; intently

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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to give; to do ...

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to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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Toujou

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laugh; smile

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse

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