jpdb beta

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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this evening; tonight

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party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

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no

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from the start; from the beginning; from the outset

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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cooked rice; meal

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dining table

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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family

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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hug

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to love

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being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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

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happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

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white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

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happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

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eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality

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to gather; to collect; to assemble

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(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)

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sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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how many times

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

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Happy New Year

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear

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kite flying

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osechi; food eaten during the New Year's Holidays

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first shrine visit of the New Year

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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president

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cry

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to start to move; to get going; to come alive

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strongest

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invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

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very; extremely; absurd; ridiculous; excessive; extreme

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