jpdb beta

protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support

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thanks; gratitude

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crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

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home heater

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to imitate; to follow; to emulate

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to break into a smile; to smile broadly; to beam

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rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer

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because of; owing to; due to

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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soy sauce; shoyu

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to make tea

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teacup

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heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah

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originally; by nature; from the start

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)

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bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly

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to make a sound

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(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.

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sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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to knead into

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to have a good appetite

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

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your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

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audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep

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to speak; to hear a voice

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subordinate person

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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report; information

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to be

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clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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to claim victims; to cause casualties

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unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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mighty; powerful

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without exception

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mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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graveyard; cemetery

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strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

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to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)

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the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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