jpdb beta

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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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

mobile telephone; cellular telephone

4

to turn off power

2

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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unidentifiable; unidentified

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on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment

3

so far as

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living; lifestyle; living room

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

2

being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation

2

veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet

1

much less; to say nothing of

2

outside of one's area of expertise

1

to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

5

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

3

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

5

to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

2

ashtray

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ash; ashes

2

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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had better ...; had better not ...

8

complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

2

haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion

2

as (somebody) says

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staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

9

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

serious look (on one's face); straight face

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

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's house; 's home

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transmission of the secrets of an art, craft, trade or learning from father to only one child

1

to be transmitted (handed down) from generation to generation

1

secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)

1

to smile pleasantly

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to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

2

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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