jpdb beta

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

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earnings

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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gambling den; gambling house

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

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

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to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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to have a drink; to have a few drinks

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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chimes; toll of a bell

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

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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putting on the pressure; pushing forward; being pressed; being under pressure

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings

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this

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Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person

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plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

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meaning; called; said

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price; cost; value; worth; value

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to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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we; us

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess

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value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

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to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

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olden days; former

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Keichō era (1596.10.27-1615.7.13)

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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the same; the said; likewise

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money; metal

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half

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only; nothing but

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surely; certainly

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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one thin flat object; one sheet

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to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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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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prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

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

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to knead; to mix; to complicate; to turn into a mess

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