jpdb beta

to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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Jesus (Christ)

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sand hill; dune

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incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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girls; women

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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lips

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to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal

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to beat to death; to kill

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ouch

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west

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countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

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in this way; thus; such; uh...

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piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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never mind!; don't worry about it

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair

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to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

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offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

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signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

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strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance

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second floor; upstairs

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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don't you think?; indicates question

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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to live; to get along; to spend (time)

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to close; to shut

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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thank you

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bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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to boil; to heat; to excite; (arch.) to melt (metal)

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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