jpdb beta

leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle

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any beech tree of genus Castanopsis; chinquapin; chinkapin

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to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

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kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)

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

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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succession to headship of a family

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life

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the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

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grandchild

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to worry; to fret; to get anxious

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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mother-in-law

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someone who is coming

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ration; stipend; allowance

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counter for people

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straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)

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to write down

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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patience; endurance

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until now; so far; up to the present

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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to grow restive; to begin to act violently

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heart

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to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

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the Bon Festival and New Year; two great things (happening at the same time)

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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next spring

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way; method; means; resource; course

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by the end of the year

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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wastepaper; scrap paper

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agreement; stipulation; contract

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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capital; principal

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realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation

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bond; deed; contract

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to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

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