jpdb beta

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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consequence; outcome; result; blame

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evening; night; dinner

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to have a terrible time; to have a hard time

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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grandmother

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-years-old

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voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)

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big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

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neighbourhood; neighborhood

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

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old woman; joker (card); hag; bitch

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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oh, yes?; really?

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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dread; horror; hatred

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every time; each round

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gestures; gesturing

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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that; those; the

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

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creeping bugleweed (Ajuga decumbens)

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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meaning; significance; sense

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)

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olden days; former

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to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

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

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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a certain ...; some ...

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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welcoming fire for returning spirits (on the first night of the Bon festival)

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reliance; dependence

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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to chase; to run after; to pursue

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to curse someone to death; to put a deadly curse on someone

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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