jpdb beta

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

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virtuous; respectable

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female (animal, plant)

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

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emphasis-adding particle

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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to devour; to bite to death

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to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

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adds force or indicates command

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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blood vessel; vein

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's

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safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

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he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

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zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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society; the world; the times

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universe; cosmos; space

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big; large; great

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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Zen stick (used by a Zen priest to strike an inattentive Zazen sitter); warning stick (Rinzai Zen); encouragement stick (Soto Zen); horsewhip

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

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back; rear; background; behind the scenes

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to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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than; from; out of; except; but; more

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)

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to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something

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you; dear; honey

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back; behind; rear

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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curiosity; inquisitiveness

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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