jpdb beta

single word; a few words; brief comment

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to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)

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product

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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grocery store; dealer in dried goods

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

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money-exchange business

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mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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parent and child

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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chivalry; samurai code

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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some day; hereafter; at some future time

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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what kind of business; what sort of matter

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-less; lacking; non-existing

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relation; connection

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daimyo's main Tokyo mansion

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several days later

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good night

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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's tactless to state the obvious; that's best left unsaid

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really; truly

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spirit; heart; disposition

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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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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one's second wife

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

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to eat; to drink

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

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-ish; -like

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colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance

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strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

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thank you

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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if it's the case

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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landlord; landlady

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to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake

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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

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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wetland; marsh

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cooked rice; meal

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