jpdb beta

to scoop up; to dip up

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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suffix for familiar person

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oh, yes?; really?

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offender; criminal; culprit

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

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to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for

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we

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work; job; labor; work

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stipend; reward

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to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

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revenge

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chance; opportunity

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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mere; simple; sheer

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

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to remain; to be left

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Jizo Festival; child-focused religious festival, in which Jizo statues are decorated, esp. in Kyoto; held on August 23-24

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child

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

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name; given name; first name

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home area; home town; local

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Jizo (esp. statue); Kshitigarbha; Ksitigarbha

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custom

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red

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one-by-one; separately; in detail

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parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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Sakumoto

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surely; certainly

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day before yesterday

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

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truth; reality

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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about when; about what time; how soon

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