jpdb beta

li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)

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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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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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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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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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huge; big; gargantuan

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...

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side entrance; tradesman's entrance; service entrance; staff entrance

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somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded

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hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

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exit and entrance

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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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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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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hee-hee; tee-hee

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Cha

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn

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stop

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further; above; anymore

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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to do as one likes

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in the meanwhile; during the time

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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letting (someone) die without helping

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last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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at least; at most; (even) just

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

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name; given name; first name

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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