jpdb beta

choices; alternatives; options

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good idea

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

4

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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sure; yeah; I know

2

with hushed footsteps

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the reverse; other side; lining

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invisibly; secretly; privately

1

emergency staircase; emergency stairs

6

to kill time

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

3

the preceding visitor

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looks; features

5

both sides

1

to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)

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(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague

1

stairs; stairway; staircase

8

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3

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

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diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

2

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

courteous; decorous; polite

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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in; on; at (place); as for; regarding

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funeral

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portrait of deceased person

3

panel

1

to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)

1

previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age

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halting (speech); faltering; stammering

1

to die

4

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)

1

family restaurant

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to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

1

what's that?; what the...

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on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

1

at least; at most; (even) just

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to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

3

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

1

had better ...; had better not ...

4

reluctant (to part)

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eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)

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