jpdb beta

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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breathily (while talking)

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

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insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

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return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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disinheritance; disowning

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aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

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running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

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lawyer; attorney

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proper; appropriate; due; suitable

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procedure; process; proceedings; formalities

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the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest

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to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)

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to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

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present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress

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fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)

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approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot

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to look around; to look towards (us)

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sweetly smiling; like the smiling of a beauty; gracious

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

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munching; crunching; (lightly) scratching (an itch)

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every

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return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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epilogue

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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festival merrymaking; revelry

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to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

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glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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fifteen; 15

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nth time

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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oolong tea

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to pout

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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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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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getting carried away; going too far; overdoing

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