jpdb beta

if it's the case

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tofu; bean curd; beancurd

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black cat

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one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

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estrangement; alienation

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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pigeon; dove

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Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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earnings

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if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

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long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

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16; sixteen

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high price

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation

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and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not

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eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

2

reading aloud; recitation

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hindrance; intrusion

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to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

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to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false

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responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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that; the matter in question

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

2

to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring

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to take; to carry (something) away; to bear

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

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in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)

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to prohibit

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web

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to arrest; to capture; to seize

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that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)

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meeting of the stars Vega and Altair (on the night of Tanabata); meeting of the two love stars

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(one's) late mother

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night sky

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

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