jpdb beta

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

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Mi-na; Miina

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly

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cold wind

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long (time that has passed); old (story)

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downtown

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snow; snowfall

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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powder snow; powdery snow

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soft; weak

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(doing) as one is told

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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possibly; by some possibility; perhaps

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one more time; once more; once again

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

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empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

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to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

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insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising

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to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore

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four people

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memories; recollections; reminiscence

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deeply emotive; moving

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

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

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to

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to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

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intervention

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to take out; to drag out

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blanket

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futon (laid on the floor); (Japanese) mattress; underquilt; sleeping mat

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confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)

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to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous

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thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

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to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

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warmth

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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embrace; hug; holding in one's arms

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getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

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to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback

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this (very thing); this precisely

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to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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