jpdb beta

schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram

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this sort of

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he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period

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to threaten; to menace; to intimidate; to startle; to frighten; to scare

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before the gate; in front of the gate

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grinning; smirking

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laughing by oneself; erotic pictures; shunga

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to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind

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stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

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lattice door

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ahem

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clearing one's throat; cough

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

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

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tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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extremely

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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tea-towel; dish cloth

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essential; important; crucial; vital; main

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on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

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My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely

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can be; can exist; can stay; cannot help but ...

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(with a) start; fright; alarm

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chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

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alarm bell

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

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rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

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loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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other side; opposite side; other party

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plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

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saw-edged perch (Niphon spinosus)

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the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

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flustered; flurried; stuttering (e.g. an apology)

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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to think, feel, consider, know, etc.

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

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the way one talks; one's way of speaking

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even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on

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very; much; greatly; a lot of

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to be conceited

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