jpdb beta

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

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perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

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hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

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appointing to a responsible post; making much of

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hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave

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to dye; to colour; to color

5

missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

2

kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody

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to kidnap

2

recovery; rescue; recapture

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if possible; preferably; if circumstances allow

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son

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

4

evil design; crafty plan; plot

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick

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awareness; realization

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lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)

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at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being

1

heir; successor

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all on one's own

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

2

actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)

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inside one's heart; in one's mind

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to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

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to pay; to be profitable; to pull against each other

2

to die

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one year ago

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months and years

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this year

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to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

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birthday celebration

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hedge

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rear garden; back yard

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same age

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

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father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

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introduction; presentation; referral; listing

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showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude

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hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker

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fifth day of the month; five days

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