jpdb beta

to pamper; to spoil

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shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)

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strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)

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sneaking a bite; snitching food

1

to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody

1

fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas

1

manly; masculine; like a man

1

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

3

only once

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being angry (suddenly)

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to get angry

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

1

party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)

1

is it?; isn't it?; be; is

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wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

15

sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning

2

to be able (to); to be possible (to)

2

limit; bound

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to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb

3

sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing

1

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

1

comfort; consolation; diversion

1

welcome; reception

1

to joke around; to do and say ridiculous things

1

event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

1

pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

1

karaoke

2

something like ...; something called ...

1

desert

1

from afar; over a great distance; all the way

1

camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

2

saddle

2

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

1

tick-tock; tick-tack; sound of clock

1

to assist; to help out

1

Hisako

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revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration

1

to care for someone; to look after someone

1

love; affection

1

Smith; Smyth

3

diary; journal

2

among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

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expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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researcher; lab worker

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erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

3

I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?

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