jpdb beta

terrain; geographical features; topography

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to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)

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Nara (city, prefecture)

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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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to chase away; to drive away; to drive out

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to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking

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to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush

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lipped bowl; one side of a story or argument

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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shallow thinking; superficial view; insufficient consideration

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every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop

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to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit

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hiccup; hiccough

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doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)

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to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

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wrong; different; not like that

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certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

1

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

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to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

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to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)

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ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap

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meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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not so

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to shake one's head (in denial)

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to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

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family

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a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck

5

excessive envy (of someone in much the same position as oneself); (lit.) envy of a leper's pockmarks

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reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

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each; each one

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to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

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life and death; life or death

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to do together; to share; to participate in

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child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)

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ignorant; unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised

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case; occasion; situation; circumstances

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)

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to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle

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stamp (postage); merchandise certificate

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safety; security

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deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about

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sly; cunning; crafty

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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sugar

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