jpdb beta

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly

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inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart

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elder sister; older female friend

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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lifesaver; person who saved one's life

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root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

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fundamental; basic

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insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

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and; thereupon; because of that

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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evening sun; setting sun

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ultramarine colour (color)

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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person of letters; literary person

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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline

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grinning; smirking

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment

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roguish; impish

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tip; end; point

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angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

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to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

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gust of wind

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summer

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cicada; locust; small-sized pulley

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thank you

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be; is

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great majority

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minority group (party); minority

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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well; now; then

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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first; new

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(full-length) novel; long novel

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personal; individual; private

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky

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account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters

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The Tale of the Heike; Heike Monogatari

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war chronicle

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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classic (work, esp. book); the classics

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subject; theme

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