jpdb beta

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

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furthermore; even more

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together

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it's probably so; it stands to reason

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating

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eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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Tokugawa Yorifusa (1603-1661)

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castle of a feudal lord

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biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

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carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

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to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)

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charm; amulet

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to interrupt; to butt in

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interference; meddling; butting in

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adultery; misconduct; intrigue; criminal connection

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on the sea; surface of the sea

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olden days; former

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both families

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to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

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gulpingly; in one gulp

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ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

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to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

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innocent; cherubic; childlike

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aha!; yes sir

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

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to leave behind

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evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

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mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

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to blow through; to blow across

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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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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie

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part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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(facial) expression (esp. fierce, fearless, sinister, etc.); look

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Iwami (former province located in the west of present-day Shimane Prefecture)

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discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

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to have a sharp ear

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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childhood name

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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harmonious; intimate

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to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

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