jpdb beta

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

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hindrance; intrusion

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progress; development

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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bow shape; arc; arch

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to make narrow

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to cut at; to slash at

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

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company secret; industrial secret; trade secret

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(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour; barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

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middle of the night; dead of night

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what time; (lit.) which hour

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to leave; to depart; to take one's leave

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

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to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

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the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

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grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)

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skin

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annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life

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to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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all-night vigil over a body; wake

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traditional Japanese meal brought in courses; tea-ceremony dishes

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to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish

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intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)

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talking about memories; reminiscences

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to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known

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what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way

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imprinting; stenciling

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

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new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon

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to feel depressed; to be down

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secret; secrecy

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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oneself; one's body

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we

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

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only son

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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