jpdb beta

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

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trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

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ceremony held at the end of a school term; end-of-term ceremony

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heap; pile; stack; full measure

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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empty; vacant; hollow

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stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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state of emergency

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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elegance; grace; festal song (genre of the Shi Jing)

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding

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reward; prize

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

3

negative; minus

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entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

3

indicates emphasis

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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to accept (a thing) with thanks

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sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head

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bow; bowing

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under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown

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wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly

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(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate

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correction; rectification; mending; repair

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

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tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

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your home; your family; their home; (my) home

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

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day after day; every day

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not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

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crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight

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to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

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halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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to help each other; to cooperate

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head of the student council; president of the student council

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

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if I'm forced to say something; if anything; if I must say; if I must choose

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to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point

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hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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no overtime day; day which employees are not allowed to work overtime

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