jpdb beta

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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now that it's come to this; since it's come to this

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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to start eating

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size

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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belch; burp; eructation

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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fried chicken

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sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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so much; so; like that

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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door; gate; opening; title page

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

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

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thank you

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it is I who should say so

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we; us

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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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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you; dear; honey

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst

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to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)

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to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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very deeply

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bow (salute, greeting)

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end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once

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friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

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completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)

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to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on

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