jpdb beta

enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad; troubadour

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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Akira

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door handle; doorknob; door knob; knob or handle which operates the door catch

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to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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-made; make

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one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

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dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook

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to lie down (in bed)

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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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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to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)

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in a day; in a brief space of time

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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does not

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week

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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blend

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole

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art of cooking; cookery; cuisine

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selection; choice; option

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consideration; taking into account

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation

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treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay

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rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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mother; wife

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return to one's country

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to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

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a bit more; a bit longer

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groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find

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game

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passport

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boarding; check-in

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takeoff

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toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory

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older brother; elder brother

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daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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