jpdb beta

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire

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just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

3

high-pitched tone; soprano

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fog; mist; spray

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fade-in; FI

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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sleepiness; drowsiness

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to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up

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view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

2

back gate

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one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view

4

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

3

snake; serpent; large snake

1

cockroach

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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the child is father to the man; (lit.) the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100

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as a child; when one was a child

2

ghost story

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

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chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

2

until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

3

to chase; to run after; to pursue

1

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

1

I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

3

distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)

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trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

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indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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evidence; proof

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself

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otherwise; or else; if not

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to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation

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there is no way that ...; easy; simple

2

human thought

2

to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

2

to rack one's brains

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

2

to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

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you could say that

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

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to cast down one's eyes

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