jpdb beta

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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Erik

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peat

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abrupt; sudden

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vocal trio

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winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously

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weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

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to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

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in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

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to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

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to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

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dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

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beginning; start; first moxa treatment

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curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case

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to keep a diary

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as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

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corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball

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(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly

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to hate; to detest

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish

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to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

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suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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whichever one chooses; either way

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disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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to dirty one's hands

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

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to ask a question; to ask questions

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embarrassed; ashamed

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embarrassing; awkward

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stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy

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to remain; to stay (somewhere)

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eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint

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to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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to blush; to redden

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to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

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brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish

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to marry (of a woman); to get married (to); to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

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(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)

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palm (of the hand)

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to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation

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