jpdb beta

light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

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curiosity; inquisitiveness

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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passport

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written application

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official copy of the family register

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September; ninth month of the lunar calendar

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twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days

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half a year; six months

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money

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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to grasp; to get

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refusal; rejection; denial; veto

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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second day of the month; two days

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due form; official; formality

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seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand

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to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

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rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless

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breathing; respiration

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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children

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debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

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to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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to pretend

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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to hate each other; to hate mutually

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though; notwithstanding; although

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nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing

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to embrace each other

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

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in comparison to; rather than

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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outcast; odd man out; pariah

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shout; yell; scream

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evening; night; dinner

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sound of rainfall

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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to remain; to be left

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to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase

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obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum

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