jpdb beta

in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown

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to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn

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ordinary train; slow train

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)

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to await; to expect

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what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

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to love

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confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)

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gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

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detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

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little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

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to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

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evening; night; dinner

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female high-school student

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Shinto shrine

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test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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to summon courage; to be brave

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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various

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

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hundred times worship (e.g. walking back and forth a hundred times before a shrine offering a prayer each time)

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visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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full moon

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dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)

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(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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visit (to a shrine, grave, etc.); worship

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that's the way it is; such is life

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science

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