jpdb beta

sluggishly; slowly; ploddingly; stolidly (standing); impassively

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stoutness; corpulence

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patriarch; family head

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to age; to grow old

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mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild

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protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

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suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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chat over tea

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hindrance; intrusion

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touching; moving; painful

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enough about ...

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away

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to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of

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poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable

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to make use of; to lend money

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army corps; corps

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offensive (movement); aggression

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to make sense; to be meaningful

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opposite direction

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hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)

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to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)

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standing at attention

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heigh-ho; heave-ho; hold on!; just a minute; la-la

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sound effect

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normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type

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heartstrings; koto string

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contest; competition; struggle; scramble

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first time; first; initial

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leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit

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your body; your health; yourself; you

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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down

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end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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yours sincerely; respectfully yours

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overseas student; exchange student

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establishment; foundation

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to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

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to make one's name well known; to gain much fame

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line

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adopted child

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essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)

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running through (north-south); cutting across; travelling across; cutting vertically; sectioning longitudinally

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protection; repellent

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(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

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pair; the two; both persons; both things

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monumental

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to offer something to a deity or somebody's spirit; to pay a tribute to a person who is about to depart

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)

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to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination

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