jpdb beta

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

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to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce

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even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

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draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish

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for use as food; edible

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great burdock (Arctium lappa); gobo

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lightly; nimbly

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one or two; a few; small number

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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present; gift

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back of the hand

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to bend loosely back and forth; to wriggle; to be crooked

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to sniff out; to get wind of

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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sharp sighted; easily awakened

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before long; even now

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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stealing

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whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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if; in case; supposing

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then; if so; if

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to have a reason; to have an excuse

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pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk

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to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire

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safety; welfare; well-being

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to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence

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even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed

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way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

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correction; revision; amendment

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly

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tonight; this evening

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless

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to rack one's brain

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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