jpdb beta

breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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belch; eructation; burp

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challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity

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visitor

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key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

3

man; male; masculine gender

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charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

2

fifty; 50

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metal frame

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intellectual

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to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)

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man of letters; literary man

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association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion

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oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

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caller; visitor

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evening; night; nighttime

1

clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

2

depth; deep place

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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to invite in; to show someone in

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bow (salute, greeting)

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to walk noisily; to walk loudly

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to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful

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intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

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bookshelf; bookcase

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somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through

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to take (be in) charge of

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class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

old boy; alumnus; graduate; out of bounds (golf)

1

graduate; alumnus

1

feel; touch

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slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

1

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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asking; enquiring; searching; looking for

1

head of family; originator

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polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy

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to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle

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dawn breaks; day dawns

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to go back to bed

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(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

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area for washing one's hands and face; washroom; bathroom; toilet

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morning mist

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to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

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superb view; picturesque scenery

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