jpdb beta

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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falling (down); tumbling (down); failure; failing; renouncing Christianity and converting to Buddhism (during the Edo period); apostasy

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

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to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat

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red hair; ginger hair

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with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

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kitten; small cat

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to suspend from; to be suspended (from)

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slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

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to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

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to be; to come; to go

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to bawl; to cry; to scream

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sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal

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upturned eyes

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presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out

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attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation

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the principle of the thing

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver

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master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee

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good-for-nothing; worthless

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cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

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inkwell

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darkness

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to drag in; to pull in

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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to knit (one's eyebrows)

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if you value your life

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to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)

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gradually; slowly but steadily

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to dishevel (hair)

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location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

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old days

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to torment; to torture; to harass

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frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair

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to cut at; to slash at

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long time (since the last time); first in a long time

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to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life

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to feel as though ...

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what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

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to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

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every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each

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bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

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even now; still; as yet

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light snowfall

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barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)

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widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman

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mending; repair; darning; patching up

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