jpdb beta

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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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)

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to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to

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to repeat someone's mistake; to make the same mistake as one's predecessor; (lit.) to follow the ruts (of a previous cart)

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

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old man; old geezer

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insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

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many thousands

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to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave

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dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

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thousands; several thousand

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disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident

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retribution for one's crime; punishment for one's crime

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to one's heart's content or satisfaction

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(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall

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truth; real situation

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secret; mystery

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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to backfire; to have a harmful result

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guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark

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to take upon oneself; to volunteer; to undertake; to offer (to do)

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)

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same root; same origin

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people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)

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poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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wandering; roaming; drifting

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to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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to hand down; to pass on (story or tradition)

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your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

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several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees

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to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off

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habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

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formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic

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to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front; wrong way round

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mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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setting on fire; setting afire

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to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

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early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

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