jpdb beta

just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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Sarukanigassen (folktale); The Monkey and the Crab

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crab

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki

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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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kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end

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season; time of year

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Potain

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astringent persimmon

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice

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tomorrow

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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to call again; to call someone back

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evening; last night; yesterday evening

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trouble; bother; annoyance

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

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come

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he; him; boyfriend

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half

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with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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precisely because

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

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although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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senior high school; high school

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unrequited love; one-sided love

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back; behind; rear

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seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

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