jpdb beta

standard language (used in government, education, etc.); standard Japanese

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to catch off guard; to catch unprepared

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to open (one's eyes) wide

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to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

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to become better; to improve

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riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

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mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit

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to acquire knowledge

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(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy

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old age

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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Arimaonsen

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shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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different person; another person; someone else; changed man

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happy memory; sweet memory

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meeting again; reunion

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trip story; vacation story

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instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for

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growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

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pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

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oof; ough; ulp

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sobbing; weeping; fit of crying

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(one's) late mother

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or; or else

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necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman

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summoning a spirit and giving them voice (esp. when done by a female shaman); channeling; female medium; female channeler

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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sadness; sorrow; grief

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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experience

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phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo

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to break down crying

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carpet; rug; runner

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on

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to cover one's face

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to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)

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to sob; to be choked with tears

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to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

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in this way; like this

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loud voice

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to break down crying

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

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to die; to pass away

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to be (doing)

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