jpdb beta

ago; since; before; previous

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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your husband; her husband

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence

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consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

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all people; everybody; ten thousand people

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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younger sister

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

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both (people)

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rare; extraordinary; singular

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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mother and child

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tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)

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proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

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apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that

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to do for real; to do in real life; to carry (a story) into actual practice

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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bridge

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lecture; address; speech

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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lecture (esp. special engagement by noted speaker); lecture meeting (event with one or more lectures)

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Takushoku Bank (abbr)

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audience; attendance; hearers

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chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

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chair; stool; post; office; position

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

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graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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to lean over; to lean in

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shoulder

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both hands; both arms; ten

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to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back

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to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

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step by step; by degrees

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to step firmly; to harden by treading

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

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to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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advantage; benefit; profit; interest

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husband and wife; married couple

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brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)

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seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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