jpdb beta

day before yesterday

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hemp cloth; linen

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confession

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one's parents' home

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to prowl after; to keep watch on

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red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter

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things at hand; personal belongings

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awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

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helper; assistant; help

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on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

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to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at

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blood relationship; blood relative

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to understand; to make out

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selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

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accumulation

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki); Chinese persimmon; kaki

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lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching

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to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

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to grow old; to age

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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

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dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome

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appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand

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bond; deed; contract

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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impression of a seal

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successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

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light brown; tawny

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paper package

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with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

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3000; three thousand; many

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one yen; throughout (an area); whole district

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shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi

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eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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to get together all the money necessary (to pay off a debt)

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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

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origin; source; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison; exit

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unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question

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you (plural)

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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cheque; check

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to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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warm heart; kindliness

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to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)

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to have an excuse

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