jpdb beta

henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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poor piece of work; rubbish; trash

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mediocre work; poor work

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blouse

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dim; gloomy

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the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there

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Japanese-style (esp. in reference to squat toilets)

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rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing

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light source

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one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

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stationary point

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department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing

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ancient times; distant past; antiquity

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miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

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to begin to tremble

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wooden; made of wood

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to sob

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occupational ability; function; role

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to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin

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believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan

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convenient

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thread; yarn; string

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to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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rhythm

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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double suicide; lovers' suicide

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

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to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)

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in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice

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joint together; opposite; facing

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one; one

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(power) transformer; trance; trans

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several minutes; a few minutes

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possession (by a spirit, etc.); dependence; depending on

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to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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visual hallucination; vision

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