jpdb beta

report to the Emperor

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step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

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as it was before

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to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

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to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

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to take someone's hand

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original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.

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whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

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today; this day

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coming; going

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thank you very much

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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host and guest; principal and auxiliary; subject and object (philosophical); subject and object

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

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we; us

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everyone

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road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)

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to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

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pleasantly smiling

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identifiable; personalized

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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flood of emotions; many thoughts

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

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sign; signal; cue

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(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

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new school term

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

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adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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all the gods and goddesses; all the deities

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Christ

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Buddha

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big; large; great

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-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of

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