jpdb beta

cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind

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good evening

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occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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fat; tallow; lard; grease

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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to happen to pass by

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sharp-eared; keen-eared; quick-eared

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

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being already (well) aware

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side of well

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to be ready and waiting for; to be on the alert for

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to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

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I assure you it is

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

3

calamity; misfortune; disaster

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

2

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

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outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward

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

2

to look young; to seem young

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

2

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

3

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

2

to keep a house; to run a household

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Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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to go to; to proceed to; to leave for

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elopement; running away with a lover

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to be born; to come into the world

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in succession; one by one

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contraction of "koto da"

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senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother

2

to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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

2

a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

2

the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

2

(historical) banishment from one's residence as a form of judicial punishment

2

barmaid; waitress

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to hide oneself

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having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

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attractive to men; in a style (appearance, look, etc.) that men fall for; amorous woman

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