jpdb beta

close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

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to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

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often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently

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container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in

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discouraged; dispirited; despondent

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sociable

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to doubt one's own eyes

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to be discouraged; to be disheartened

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tax

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tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous

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store; reserve; stock; savings

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to make use of; to lend money

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to be slow in saying

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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religious painting; religious picture

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motif

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everyone

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to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)

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as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively

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mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat

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

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song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

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gossip

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to kidnap

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ghost story

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to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize

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exceeding one's authority; abusing one's legal authority; ultra vires activities

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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taking over another's debt; shouldering someone else's burden; subrogation

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overlooking; turning a blind eye

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long

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smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say, it's how you say it

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pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

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efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

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arbitrary

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politics; government

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to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

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to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy

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to happen to meet; to come across

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