jpdb beta

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

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we; us; I; me

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sports bag

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print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

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visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight

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in front of a station

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small person acting arrogantly on someone else's authority; person who borrows the authority of another to browbeat others; (lit.) a fox that borrows the authority of a tiger

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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gradually; slowly but steadily; little by little; inch by inch

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

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multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments

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dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

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back street; back alley; off-street

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worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

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kitchen waste; food scraps; raw garbage

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smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

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to sniff; to smell

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absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

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to be sooty; to be stained

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naked light bulb

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futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused

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to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head

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to be dark; to be dull; to be unassuming; to be inconspicuous; to not stand out

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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thread; yarn; string

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naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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kitchen; financial situation; finances

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toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself

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hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

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to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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to come back (of an illness, cold weather, etc.); to return; to recur; to happen again

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth

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warmth

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

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stark naked; completely naked; nude

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to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down

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to jump up; to spring up

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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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