jpdb beta

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam

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cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

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discoverer

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

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under one's arm; (in) the armpit

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to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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not yet; un-

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measuring; measurement

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to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish

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to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range

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rapid (e.g. progress)

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end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years

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closing ceremony

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to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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information; news; report; reward; retribution

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offensive; aggressive

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end; close

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end; close

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closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

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

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to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery

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misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle

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business; trade; operations; sales

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to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

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dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged

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loser; defeated person; the defeated

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tail (of an animal); tail end; tip

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disgrace; humiliation

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to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

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how much; how many; to what extent

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations

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step; stride; counter for steps

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to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate

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national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)

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failing mark (e.g. in exam)

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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to frown; to squint

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone

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three times; thrice; third (interval)

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congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

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imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

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Kōjien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)

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beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

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