jpdb beta

(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

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squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)

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tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

8

mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she

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looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)

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you could say that; that might be so

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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how old; what age

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folding one's arms

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to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp

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relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

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shopping; purchased goods

5

to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat

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turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

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to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)

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wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

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tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

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yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar

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(Japanese) rice cracker; senbei

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apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

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mandarin (esp. the satsuma mandarin (Citrus unshiu)); mandarin orange; tangerine; citrus (Citrus spp.)

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big catch (fishing); good haul

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to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish

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mercy

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opposite side; other side

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slapping on (stamp, sticker); flopping down

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

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to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound

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to use up all one's strength; to die

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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prayer; supplication

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to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud

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to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath

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meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

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to pay attention (to)

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teary eyes

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dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)

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winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying

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to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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