jpdb beta

to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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eight; 8

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to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home

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castle

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political

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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was

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to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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harassment; pestering

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but; however; even though; even if

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desperation; despair; self-abandonment

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

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Simon

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to pick up; to find; to gather

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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such ... as; or some such

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child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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while; during; performed in this condition

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ridiculous; odd

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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eccentric; crank; oddball

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to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)

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coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart

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entreaty; supplication; petition

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore

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desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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to hate; to dislike; to loathe

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home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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16; sixteen

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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attachment; covetous affection

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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parent and child

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to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

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body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

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to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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employee; servant

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