jpdb beta

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)

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umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost

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not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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inhuman; heinous; atrocious

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supreme commander

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extremely dangerous; full of peril

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to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)

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with a light pull; with a gentle tug; with a small motion

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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secret; private; surreptitious

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ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody

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blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

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it is I who should say so

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tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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instructor (esp. of martial or traditional arts); teacher; model; exemplar; normal school (Japan; 1872-1947); teachers' training college

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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blood relationship; blood relative

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to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

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thereupon; shortly thereafter

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bottom of one's heart

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regret; repentance; remorse

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lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

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good health

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thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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Fujiwara

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Hokke (northern branch of the Fujiwara clan, Heian period)

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spare time; free time; leisure

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow

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article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since

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like a part of the family

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chance; opportunity; occasion

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go (board game)

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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to make (tea; esp. matcha); to perform (a tea ceremony)

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having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth

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spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

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union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)

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