jpdb beta

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

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grim face; angry look

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acting; performance

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to consign to oblivion

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June; sixth month of the lunar calendar

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Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu

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rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

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comfortable; pleasant

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bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

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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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courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

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to face on; to look out on to

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engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

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canned beer; can of beer

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to set (sun); to become dark

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pleasant feeling; good vibes

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pond

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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a long time ago; in those days

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to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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mosquito larva; wriggler; maggot

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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cherry tree

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nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously

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care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown

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compared to

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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stimulating; exciting; provocative

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climate

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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should; must; -able; probably; likely

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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

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to speak; to hear a voice

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

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(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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temperature; body temperature (human, animal)

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break

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reading (books)

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