jpdb beta

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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

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to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

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senior; older

3

ambition; aspiration

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to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

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goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark

3

way of living; manner of living; lifestyle

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

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to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)

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in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards

6

(Western) playing cards

3

picture book

5

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

Bertram

2

to mimic; to imitate

1

fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly

1

poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky

1

manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures

1

assumption; supposition; hypothesis

1

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

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middle of the night; dead of night

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to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)

2

to pretend

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to watch over; to watch attentively

1

every night

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to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor

1

lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

1

six; 6

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crime; offence; offense

2

just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

1

two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review

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(your) judgment; discernment

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to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

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honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness

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wisdom; intelligence; intellect

1

stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

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glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant

1

poetic

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to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

1

hard to get; hard to come by

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makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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