jpdb beta

selfish

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(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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matchmaking photo; photograph to be shown to a prospective marriage partner

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lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

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day after day; day by day

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even now; still; as yet

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electric current

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to push up; to thrust up; to put pressure on (one's superiors); to pressure; to well up (of an emotion); to surge up

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inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; inexperienced (in love); innocent; birth-

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(young) girl; maiden; young lady

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having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

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older; senior

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(someone else's) parents; both parents

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)

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management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

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very much; exceedingly; extremely

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rich person; wealthy person

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medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)

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(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"

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in a hurry; hustle; person who's always in a rush

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outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

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to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

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noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive

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family; relatives; dependents; household

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)

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blood relative

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lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger

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to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap

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to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made

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strong interaction; strong force

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(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

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forty-ninth day after a person's death

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to gain strength; to have energy

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo

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to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

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(one's) mother

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to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be

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expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

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to correct oneself; to restate

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to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares

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father

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with a friendly grin; smilingly

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hair (on the head); (a) hair

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to recall; to remember

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