jpdb beta

to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress

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(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act

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endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

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to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

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organized crime; organised crime

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to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

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in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces

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food; foodstuff; prey; victim

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how can (one) do something

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tension; strain

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

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extremely delighted

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the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)

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the "sa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (sa, shi, su, se, so)

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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gums; teethridge

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false tooth; denture

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suggestion; hint; implication

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to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree

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nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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Iwate prefecture (Tōhoku area)

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children's story; fairy tale

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(book) illustration

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Miyazawa Kenji (1896-1933)

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emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect

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Milky Way; galaxy

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railroad; railway; rail transport

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juvenile literature

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brief personal record; short curriculum vitae; short CV

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in great numbers

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amethyst

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azurite

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shellfish; seashell; shell

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title; caption; heading

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coined word; coinage; neologism

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to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

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human speech

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mammal; mammalian

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

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within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

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skylark (Alauda arvensis)

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to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger

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heartily (drinking)

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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one way or the other; either way

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to stop talking; to be silent

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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