jpdb beta

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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ridiculous; odd

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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shoulder

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

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

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indicates emphasis

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there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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

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Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)

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Kizaemon

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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be; is

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why; how

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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to pick up; to find; to gather

2

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

2

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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to amuse oneself; to make merry

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

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was; were

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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

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so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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

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that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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letter; writings

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

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too much; excessively; too

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innocent; simple-minded

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to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

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beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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