jpdb beta

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

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kindness begets kindness; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours; (lit.) if a fish is kind to the water, the water will be kind to the fish

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eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

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fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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to be conspicuous; to attract public attention

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always; constantly; at all times; habitually

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)

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signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill

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to check through; to thoroughly investigate

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true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

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mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)

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cousin (male)

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with

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having poor eyesight

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though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as

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direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person

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to come to one's senses; to calm down

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cart; wagon

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge

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easy; simple; plain

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most; much; greatly

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honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

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settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)

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in no way

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back

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profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

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life

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quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

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opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

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a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

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to suspect

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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