jpdb beta

story about human nature or emotions (esp. rakugo); emotional rakugo story lacking a punch line

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going in and out of style; changes in fashion

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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filthy; dirty (looking); drab

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deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

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appearance; figure; shape; form

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to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

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pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)

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to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...

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sick person; patient; invalid

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bedside; near one's pillow

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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charm; incantation; spell; curse

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(medical) doctor; physician

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to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)

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serious; not joking; straight

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

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to be lost in lust for riches; to throw all caution and conscience away in pursuit of riches

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very; much

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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soon; shortly; nearly; almost

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ember; brand; stub (of used candle, match etc.)

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fire; flame; blaze

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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to want; to desire

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

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to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time

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sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

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to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

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persistence; single-mindedness

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sand; grit

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settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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to rest; to suspend; to give relief

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forwarding address

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better than none at all; better than nothing

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...

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beginning; commencement; first (one comes to); approaching; affability; approachability

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tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble

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often; frequently

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

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

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