jpdb beta

to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob

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indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)

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to raise (one's head)

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three days

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several months

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flashback

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place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end

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grand; heroic; sublime; fierce

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to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

4

several years; a few years

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fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

4

to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to

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attack; charge; raid

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to speak; to say; to vocalize

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ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice

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intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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mediator; manager; caretaker

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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punishment without a legal trial; vigilantism

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useful; helpful

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to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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sphere; circle; range; category

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famous; fame

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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most of all; extremely; supremely

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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but; however; provided that

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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madness; insanity

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

3

just a little

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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on one hand; on the other hand

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with one's own hands

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to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate

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to convey one's thoughts

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

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don't you think?; indicates question

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy

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action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior

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time of death; one's final hour; one's end

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society; the world; the times

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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