jpdb beta

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

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reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding

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to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself

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to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand

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Japanese-style room

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closet

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fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects

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to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

4

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut

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lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

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tingling; stinging; pungently

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good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto

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to giggle

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one's heart rate; pulse rate

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

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dead person

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to hesitate to say

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reproachfully

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between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea

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end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes

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sounds

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later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

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older sister; elder sister

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)

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now; nowadays

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

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)

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attachment (esp. to things); love; affection

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

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to be born; to come into the world

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

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to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

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murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

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continuing one's education into university

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living together (with one more person)

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to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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