jpdb beta

special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure

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23rd day of the month; 23 days

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

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because of; owing to; due to

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to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points

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meditation; contemplation

2

cough; coughing; tussis

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look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!

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as (someone) says

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four people

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to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down

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game

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(Ogura) Hyakunin Isshu; classical Japanese anthology of one hundred Japanese waka by one hundred poets; hyakunin isshu karuta; hyakunin isshu poetry cards; deck of 200 cards, the 100 waka of the Hyakunin Isshu split between them, to be matched together during the game

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that is to say; so that means

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bozu mekuri; simple card game played with the 100 picture cards of a hyakunin isshu deck

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phew; whew

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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man; male; masculine gender

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to return; to come back

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blessing; grace

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night

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bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

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to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

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being used to socializing with men (of a woman)

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to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

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to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)

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calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind

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adult; grown-up

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womanly; ladylike; feminine

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disregarding; ignoring

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

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easy; simple; there's no way that ...

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to

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extremely; very; really; super; so

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