jpdb beta

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

1

all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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immediately; right away; at once; instantly

1

soft; weak

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baby

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like; as if; the same as

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

2

creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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(Western) dressmaking

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Japanese clothes

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imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

1

yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)

2

exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral

1

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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if; in case; supposing

4

to overhear

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to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)

1

grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

1

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

1

trivial thing; nonsense

1

to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

1

apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

1

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

1

sleepiness; drowsiness

2

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

4

to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes

3

empty stomach; hunger

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

to relax; to feel at home

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technique

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completely; not at all

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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