jpdb beta

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

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aunt

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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to tighten; to press hard

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outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

2

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

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now; come (now); well

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profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

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blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

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transparent; clear

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surely; certainly; without doubt

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emotional; sentimental

2

to press a question; to cross-examine

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on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

1

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other

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study or science of literature; a liberal arts department

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fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

2

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

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nose

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feeble

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

2

pose; pause

1

odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

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to be at a loss for words

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bull's-eye; the mark

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to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

2

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

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to pass (examination)

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is it?; isn't it?

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

2

railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations

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order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

2

strong interaction; strong force

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trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

2

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

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slowly but steadily

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drop (e.g. of water); drip

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every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)

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