jpdb beta

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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(in) my own way

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personification; impersonation; embodiment

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children; kids

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ambitious; enterprising

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any number of times

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chopsticks

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punishment; penalty

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convenient

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interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

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to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished

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commencing with; including

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worst case

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all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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how can (one) do something

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the very best; utmost

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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to return; to come back

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all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

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to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by

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to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show

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to close; to shut

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return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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to talk to oneself; to mutter

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

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disposition; temperament; temper; nature

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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parent and child

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sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim

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Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

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wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)

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good boy; good girl

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no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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eyelashes

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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deep affection; devotion; profound attachment

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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