jpdb beta

to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

4

this time; now

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

1

cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

1

to be surprised; to be astonished

2

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

2

living thing; organism; creature; biology

2

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

1

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

1

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

1

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

no way; no chance

2

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

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

1

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

1

to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

3

kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape

1

that; those; the

4

case; situation

1

human body

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on

1

imagination; supposition; guess

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

1

atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous

1

to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very

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or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...

1

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

2

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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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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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

2

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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to be infected; to be contagious

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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