jpdb beta

tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster

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miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness

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stomach ache; abdominal pain

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helper (e.g. for a sick person); assistant; bridesmaid; best man; cornerman; second

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xiao (vertical Chinese bamboo flute)

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butterfly

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fluttering; frivolous; careless; restless

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splendid; magnificent; gorgeous

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in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

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many years; a long time

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broom

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to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

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washing; sashimi chilled in iced water

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everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular

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work; job; labor; work

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happy family get-together

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season; time of year

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grey; gray; ashen

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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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winter

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unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness

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snow; snowfall

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dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch

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chain; chains

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to sit; to squat; to be implicated

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average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

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course; curriculum

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having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)

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half in fun

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complaint; troubles; objection; grievance

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abundant; plentiful; rich; ample

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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former; ex-; earlier times; the past; formerly; previously

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to approach; to draw near

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to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

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to express; to show

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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moustache; mustache

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to emit smoke

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I; me

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pit of one's stomach; bottom of one's heart; one's true feelings; one's innermost thoughts

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

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to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

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affectation; ostentation; vanity

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to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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Bachelor of Laws; LL.B.

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