jpdb beta

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

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to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs

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blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space

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to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one

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to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

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to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten

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to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

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timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously

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followers; hangers-on

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the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance

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better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

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control

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comparatively; quite; rather

1

good (person, nature, etc.); good-natured; virtuous; honest

1

taciturn

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to blow in (of wind, rain, etc.); to blow (air) into (e.g. a balloon); to breathe (new life) into; to inspire (someone) with; to put into someone's head; to record (audio; on tape, vinyl, etc.)

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conformity; alignment; tuning; same tone; same pitch

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

6

control; check; restraint; inhibition

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... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

4

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

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falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

2

state of mind; mentality; psychology

2

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

3

(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

2

head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard

3

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

2

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

2

dim; gloomy

2

the West; the Occident; Western countries

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taste; flavor; taste; liking

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

3

number; amount

2

common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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tall (of a person)

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step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

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noon; midday; daytime; lunch

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

2

sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

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horror game

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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the (four) limbs; arms and legs

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