jpdb beta

to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

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to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen

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serious injury

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a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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judgment; judgement; discernment

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to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

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completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

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to collapse; to flop (onto)

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corner; nook

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

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cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

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just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

2

to pieces; into shreds

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for men

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glossy black

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fabric; cloth; material

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racing (of an engine); idling; going in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); spinning one's wheels; going nowhere

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the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

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breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium

4

to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)

2

kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)

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graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender

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limbs; arms and legs; body

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curve

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to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down

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shyness; bashfulness; shame

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sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable

2

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

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boy; man; male

2

for many days; for several days

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to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate

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chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

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girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)

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heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part

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one's whole soul

2

clothes

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to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

2

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

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to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)

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(the) negative (e.g. pole); yin (in Chinese divination); hidden place; unseen part

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man; male; masculine gender

3

sun; sunshine; sunlight

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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