jpdb beta

France; French (language)

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female high-school student

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end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)

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deep in the mountains; mountain recesses

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detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location

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nameplate; doorplate

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons

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as everyone knows; needless to point out

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grandparents

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relative; relation; kin

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tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)

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grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

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zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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changing schools

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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incense

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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twice; again; second time

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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grandmother

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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all you want; as much as one wants

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to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say

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oh!; oh?; my!

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to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

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to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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to break through; to penetrate; to pierce

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

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small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

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to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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to flutter down

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long

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underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

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to crouch; to squat; to cower

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cherry blossom (colour, color)

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to feel giddy; to totter; to be unfixed (emotions, beliefs, etc.); to waver; to wander aimlessly; to loiter

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