jpdb beta

to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

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with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick

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flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at

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water current

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bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)

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pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining

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to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

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container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder

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to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane

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to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)

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elegance; taste; refinement

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

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chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza

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road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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dressed in a kimono

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garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

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common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

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you

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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I; me

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rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry

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tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil

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you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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takoyaki; octopus dumplings

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yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat

2

yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob

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to answer a question

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clickety-clack

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train; electric train

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bridge girder

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under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass

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blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

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luxury car

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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notice; notification

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wrapping paper

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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excellent sweet; confection of an established name

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manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

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manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

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