jpdb beta

reading partway; leaving half-read

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newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

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welcome; (warm) reception

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what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

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(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

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article; news story; report; account

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new religion

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pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously

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small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)

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burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)

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(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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pitfall; trap; pit

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protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

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pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

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artist's impression; picture based on one's imagination; imaginary rendering

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ridicule; scorn

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high and low; rise and fall

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(degree of) risk; riskiness; danger

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occult; transcendental; supernaturalness; supernaturalism; supernaturality

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science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science

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behaviour; behavior; conduct

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diary

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack

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carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

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good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

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(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

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dungeon; dungeon (in an RPG or video game); (underground) labyrinth

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capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics

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thus; in this way

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concrete

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to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

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deep sea; depths of the sea; ocean depths

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adaptation; accommodation; conformity

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aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

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seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

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reading (books)

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even more; still more; further

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atom

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to make a lasting impression

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