jpdb beta

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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student (esp. a university student)

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lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness

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parents; both parents

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relative; relation; kin

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bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters

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friend

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one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed

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joke; jest; funny story

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to end one's life; to end one's days; to die

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logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup

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choices; alternatives; options

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form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

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set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet

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because

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hint; clue

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to act as a receptacle; to receive; to take on; to host

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hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

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ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself

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detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking

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to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)

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washi; Japanese paper

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surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

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heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle

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meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet

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catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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fourth month of the lunar calendar

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aperitif

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ume liqueur; Japanese plum brandy; unripe ume infused in liquor (esp. shōchū) with added sugar

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appetizer; later date; post-dating (e.g. a letter or cheque)

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

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tofu skin; dried beancurd; delicacy made from the skin of gently boiled soybean milk

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sea urchin; seasoned sea urchin eggs

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yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together

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hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; appetiser; starter

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simmered beans

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youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

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roast pork; baseball fan

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clear broth soup, with ingredients and garnish floating in and on it

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common orient clam (Meretrix lusoria)

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sashimi; make-up

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three kinds; three varieties

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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