jpdb beta

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone

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pit of the stomach; solar plexus

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head-butting; head-butt

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

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a bit more; a bit longer

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Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)

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feebleness; weakness; imbecility

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

4

with surprise; with a start

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to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

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weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending

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vermilion (colour); cinnabar

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speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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having at one's mercy; trifling with; toying with; playing with; making a fool of; leading around by the nose

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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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autumn; fall

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ugh (when angry, irritated, etc.); ack; ach; tsk; keh

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light meal; snack; refreshments

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speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on

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lemon

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fried udon

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udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance

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to become hungry; to get an empty stomach

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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manner of eating

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another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

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to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)

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gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull

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red face

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flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange; (one's) skin color; skin colour; skin tone

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return to work; going back to work

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not wearing a mask (in kendo, noh, etc.); sober face; sobriety; (arch.) face with no make-up; (arch.) unpainted face

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apparently; from what I have heard; they say; you know; I hear

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to stare in wonder; to be amazed

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destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

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eleven o'clock

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(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

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twelve; 12; queen

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glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

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to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to rise (of the tide)

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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joining a club

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to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room

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revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out

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