jpdb beta

triumphant return; returning in triumph

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audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

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to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

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full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content

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curt; blunt; brusque

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of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

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gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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sense of morality; moral sense

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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end; close

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returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

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unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick

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to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

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pain; ache; -algia

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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to bite; to sink one's teeth into; to nip

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substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

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husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

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to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager

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ticklish; embarrassing

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formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

2

to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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to cast down one's eyes

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded

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having many children

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matter of taste

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smooth and flat (e.g. of a prepubescent girl)

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perfectly level

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level surface; plane

1

expression; phraseology

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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indignation; resentment

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stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving

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if so; in that case; in that situation

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to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

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body pillow; hug pillow

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kitten; small cat

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

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troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

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phew; whew

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