jpdb beta

to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

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devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

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to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

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kennel; doghouse

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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bazaar; bazar

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hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop

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board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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distribution; allotment

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

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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grasp; catch; understanding

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(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect

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to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

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wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible

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willowy; graceful

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inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

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to hide; to keep to oneself

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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endangered species

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large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

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to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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surroundings; environs; circumference

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

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bell; bel; B

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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contact address

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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to turn towards; to point

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

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to watch over; to watch attentively

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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camera

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feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke

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retaliation; revenge

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

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