jpdb beta

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

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carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on

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to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on

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point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead

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high ground; elevation; hill; plateau

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slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent

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fireworks display; display of fireworks

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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taking the family along

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to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business

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recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

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hill road

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

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to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

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couple

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to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over

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to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

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pace

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even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

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

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Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

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to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

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ridgeline; lines of a mountain ridge

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

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bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

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iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)

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spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

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metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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special seat; box seat

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at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all

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how long; how far; how much

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steep slope

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thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood

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to run into; to collide with; to come to the end of (a street); to run into (difficulties, problems, etc.); to run up against

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space; room; space (between letters, words, etc.); space (piece of type); (outer) space

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after a bath; after taking a bath; large towel used after taking a bath; yukata worn after taking a bath

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whereunder; thereunder

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choices; alternatives; options

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease

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firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation

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chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

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