jpdb beta

to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

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wheat; barley; oat (oats)

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)

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contest; comparison; competition

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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shamisen; samisen; sanxian (Chinese lute); three string instruments (in gagaku; biwa, wagon and sou); three-stringed instrument

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koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

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bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

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leaving a restaurant without paying; dine and dash; bilking

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perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime

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to fall flat; to collapse in a heap

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to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

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scandal

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affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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a certain ...

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pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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over one's shoulder

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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to be at a loss for words

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to say no more; to sink into silence

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relation; relationship

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to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up

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to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback

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disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing

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to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of

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condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)

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to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

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playing in the mud; playing with mud

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in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

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face

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to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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pale; pallid

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tsunami; tidal wave

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bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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lack of ability; incompetence; incapacity

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decision; determination; resolution

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to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

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as always; as usual

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