jpdb beta

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

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gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter

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to chatter pointlessly; to waste one's breath

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hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound

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kidney

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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to say no more; to sink into silence

3

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive

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choosing between two things; two choices

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to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

3

investiture of the Crown Prince

3

naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting

5

weak; frail; fragile

3

that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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princess

4

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

bolt from the blue; great surprise

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fresh off the farm; inexperienced

2

true character; true heart; true spirit

1

affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders

1

in that way; like that; that way

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

2

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

4

family quarrel; quarrel between parent and child

2

tit for tat (verbally)

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either way; in any case; one way or another

1

this much; this amount

2

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

3

the throne; the crown

5

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)

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to snatch (at); to grab

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clearly; brightly; crisply

2

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

to look into; to peer in

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hard to do

2

to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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being ...

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to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small

2

to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)

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to love

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imprinting; stenciling

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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intervening

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