jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble

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contraction of "koto da"

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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means; is; as for

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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rich person

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)

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devotion; attachment; infatuation

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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something or other; one thing or another; this or that

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quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

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present; gift

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

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(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)

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young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small

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foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige

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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.)

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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in addition; besides

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to like; to love; to be fond of

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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book; volume; this; present; main; head

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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a certain ...; some ...

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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old pine tree

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possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

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possibly; perhaps; perchance; unintentionally; accidentally

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story

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zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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