jpdb beta

so to speak

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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shall ...; to assume; to suppose

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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does not

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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to get hold of money

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it serves you right

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favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

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glancing look

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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praise; admiration; commendation; approbation

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to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

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climax

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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two

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

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fool

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weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

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I; me

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to dress up

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you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you

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one and only; unique

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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one room

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tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow

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to dye; to colour; to color

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to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst

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shriek; scream

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(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration

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epilogue

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stop

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stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition

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

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

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after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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(male) actor

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before long; even now

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again

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