jpdb beta

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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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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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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stairs; stairway; staircase

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moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

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large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part

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visiting a shrine or temple to give thanks; settling scores

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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however

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fixtures; furnishings; equipment

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

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tomorrow; near future

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preparation for a lesson

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

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telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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store; shop; establishment; restaurant

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110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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ah; oh; hey!

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why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!

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thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

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acquaintance

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oh, yes?; really?

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satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

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being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

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being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

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I; we

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similar to; like

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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