jpdb beta

wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane

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small dish

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mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

dessert; desert

3

firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm

2

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

3

on the way; someday

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lamp; light

3

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

1

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

1

that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

1

giving someone a ride on one's shoulders; shoulder wheel (judo)

2

light; illumination; glow; lamp; light

1

total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

2

to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water

1

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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pitch black

2

to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out

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darkness; the dark

2

light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

1

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

4

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

to weave into; to interweave; to be incorporated in; to be factored in

1

quietly; soundlessly

1

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

2

sigh

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to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)

4

star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

2

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across

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clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

5

to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

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to begrudge doing; to find bothersome

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rarely; seldom

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

2

good evening

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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so; like this; in this way

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

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