jpdb beta

emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false

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hand throwing technique (judo)

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savanna; savannah

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to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

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carnivore; carnivorous animal

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to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

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emotional; sentimental

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embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin

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to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected

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smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

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marble

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splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate

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floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

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indoor; inside the room

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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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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

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person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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guardian; protector; patron; parent

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number; number plate; license plate

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room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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government office; agency; board

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misgovernment; misrule; bad government

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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cannibalism; anthropophagism

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dinner; evening meal

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to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide

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rush mat; matting; mat

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restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback

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auntie; older woman

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powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

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(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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pressure; oppression; suppression

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Ibuki

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sovereign; emperor; monarch

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tee-hee

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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to live; to reside; to inhabit

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)

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every day; daily

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raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)

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bottom of one's heart

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(not) even a little bit; (not) in the slightest; (not) one bit

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men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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freshly severed head

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to get on; to climb on

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