jpdb beta

relay station (esp. on Edo-period highway); post station; stage

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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skill; mastery

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hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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souvenir

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

4

flesh and bones

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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chimes; toll of a bell

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to blow off

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successively; one after another

4

shivering

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

2

tenderhearted; faint of heart

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to cajole; to coax; to deceive; to seduce

4

badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)

2

colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

2

spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

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suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle

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to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense

1

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

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programme; program; plans; arrangements

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use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

to cajole; to deceive; to seduce

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to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

1

annoyance; irritation; vexation; abdominal spasms; convulsions; cramps

1

to feel anxious; to feel uneasy; to worry

2

suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)

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district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty

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extraordinarily; astonishingly; extraordinary; outrageous; unconditioned dharma

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-ish; -like

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standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)

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to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)

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wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical

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whether one likes it or not; whether willing or not; willy-nilly

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

3

yose; end game; last stage of a game; gathering; collecting; coming together

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recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

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shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!

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household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

2

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb

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to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe

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type of traditional Japanese conical hat

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sideways

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desperation; self-abandonment

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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sleep

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