jpdb beta

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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to answer; to reply

1

how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

2

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

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at once; immediately; right now

2

just; fair; proper; reasonable

2

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

2

river; stream; River; the ... river

1

sea; ocean; waters

1

how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

2

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

2

(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

4

oh, yes?; really?

2

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

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

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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women's goods

1

early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian

2

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

1

Japan

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

1

foreign country

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

1

I've got to be going; I must go

1

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

1

in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

2

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

1

money; metal

1

being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

1

to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

otherwise; or else; if not

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

1

trade; commerce

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

1

in the end; on top of that

1

our country; our land; one's own country

1

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

2

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

1

I; me

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to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

1

before now; hitherto

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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