jpdb beta

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

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if I (we, etc.) could

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(please) look; see; (please) try to do

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large front gate

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to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

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laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)

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yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?

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evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run

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favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

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explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

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contraction of "koto da"

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professional comic (rakugo) storyteller

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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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senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

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finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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beautiful

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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black crested garment

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to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

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clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest

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change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure

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memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

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to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get

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clapping hands; applause

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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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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable

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among (them); of (them)

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grinning; smirking

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to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

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

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rakugo story teller; comic story teller

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