jpdb beta

time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving

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ladder

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

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looking after a baby; taking care of a baby; babysitting; babysitter

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

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(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

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board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

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(phonograph) record; record (esp. in sports); record (data structure)

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guess; conjecture

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lullaby

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity

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vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)

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hint; clue

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to give; to do (something) for

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in this case

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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you; hubby; dearie

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the Moon

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)

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coming; going

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killing time; keeping oneself occupied; time killer; wasting time; waste of time

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salon; saloon; sarong; saron (musical instrument)

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weather; mood; temper

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Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

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returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

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to dig up; to unearth; to uncover

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes

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to be sooty; to be stained

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Phonautograph

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soot

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systematic; regular; routine

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wavy line

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paper

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to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

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note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account

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right under; directly below; right beneath

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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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Ainu (language)

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to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; vacantly; dimly; hazily; faintly

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above and below

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