jpdb beta

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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request; favour (to ask); wish; please

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gratuity; tip

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

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young girl; lass; adolescent female

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(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

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

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who

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friend; companion

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you

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope

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to be able to manage somehow or another

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against

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we; us

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I; me

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words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite

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spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health

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to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

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all night; throughout the night

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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

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method; process; manner; way; means; technique

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but; however; provided that

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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window

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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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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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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wise; clever; smart

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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