jpdb beta

story; tale; talk; discussion

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was

3

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

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

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among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)

2

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

9

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

with these words; while saying

7

mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

12

scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

2

to be reminded of; to call to mind

1

mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi

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to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)

2

is something that; is that which

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

3

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

6

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

4

long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)

3

something like ...; something called ...

4

even

3

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

3

violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement

6

to talk; to speak

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

13

clearing one's throat; cough

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

2

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

6

reaction; response

6

to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)

11

be that as it may; even so; though that be so

1

to combine; to join together; to join up; to dovetail together

2

only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

damp; moist (negative nuance)

2

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

5

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

4

beyond that point; after that

3

to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

2

conviction; belief; confidence

4

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

6

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

10

like this; this sort; this way

2

anxiety; worry; fear

1

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

4

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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