jpdb beta

ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

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human face

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

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moderate

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gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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the place for; the time for; the level of

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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entreaty; appeal; petition

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self-indulgence; doing as one pleases

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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to vent one's anger

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using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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money and goods

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at any rate; anyhow

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to accept (a thing) with thanks

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)

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to be reliable

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glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

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full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

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to begin falling (e.g. leaves, petals, etc.)

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tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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

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show one's real ability; illustration of the distinctive character of (something)

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to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude

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spell; curse; dharani; mantra

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bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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to stay indoors; to be confined indoors

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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to take out; to drag out

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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among (them); of (them)

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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son

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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to threaten; to terrify; to frighten

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funds; capital

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assistance; aid; support

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the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

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to be helpful; to be useful

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acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

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thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky

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