jpdb beta

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)

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faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

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light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

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manner; style

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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dinner; evening meal

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive

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bite-sized sponge cakes

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to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)

4

pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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to have the nerve to

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

2

castella (type of sponge cake)

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

2

to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

3

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

3

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

1

why; how; for what reason

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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

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return; coming back

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reply; answer; response

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to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely

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awesome; incredible

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fasting

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tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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no

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probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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light rain; drizzle

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to begin to rain; to begin to snow

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world

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